A Wrinkle in Time
2018. 109 minutes. Rated PG. “The only thing faster than light is the darkness.” Let me start out by saying one thing: spoilers. Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers. A Wrinkle in Time is a visual extravaganza. Centered on the Murray siblings’ (Storm Reid as Meg, Deric McCabe as Charles Wallace) interstellar search for their father (Chris Pine), it’s well directed, visually stunning, and features a fun cast. (Though...
Zombieland
88 minutes. Rated R. Over the course of the past year, I have apparently referenced Zombieland three separate times in four separate reviews. Why do I like this movie so much? Is it just that close to the zeitgeist bulls-eye? Or do I somehow see myself in the survivalist yuppie heroes of this popular comedy? The truth is manifold. Read on. Zombieland is the story of four survivors of the Great Plague of the 21st Century. According to...
Warm Bodies
2013. 97 minutes. Rated PG-13. “He’s different. He’s alive and he’s learning what it’s like to be human.” R (Nicholas Hoult) has feelings. R has thoughts. This would be pretty typical for a teenager, but R is also a walking corpse. Despite his lack of blood pressure, R manages to maintain interests and keep his sweet bachelor pad–an abandoned 747–in the height of hipster style. He even...
The Rum Diary
2011. 120 minutes. Rated R. “All I can tell you, is, this stuff is so powerful, they give it to communists.” The Rum Diary is based on a book of the same name, which was written by one Hunter S. Thompson. It’s basically an origin story for both Gonzo journalism and Thompson’s voice and lifestyle. Set on Puerto Rico, the story follows young Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) as he dabbles in corporate journalism, discovers LSD, and...
The Host
125 minutes. 2013. Rated PG-13. Kiss me like you want to get slapped. The Host begins post-Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Well, kind of. Unsurprisingly, the aliens have done a much better job at being human than the humans:violence is a thing of the past, the environment is back on track, and poverty doesn’t exist–in fact, money doesn’t exist. Earth is a spotless suburban heaven populated by very polite non-people....
