That's a terrible scream. Jack, what cat did you have to strangle to get that?

Title: Blow Out
Date Watched: 7/4/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: 8
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 8

Synopsis: A movie sound guy records the a car accident only to uncover a deadly conspiracy.

The Good: Some really wonderful Brian DePalma suspense sequences -- say what ( Read more... )

I am big. It's the pictures that got small.

Title: Sunset Boulevard
Date Watched: 6/23/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: 8
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 8

Synopsis: In trying to run away from debt, a Hollywood writer meets a former silent film star who takes over his life.

The Good: Dark and kind of creepy. Very smart script and a fascinating main ( Read more... )

Yeah, I'm disappointed you're early and not really looking forward to tonight in general, but the thought of being alone the rest of my life scares both my mother and I equally.

Title: The Invention of Lying
Date Watched: 6/15/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: N/A
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 6

Synopsis: In a land where no one lies, one man ( Read more... )

Zeus. As in father of Apollo. Mt. Olympus. Don't fuck with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass!

Title: Die Hard with a Vengeance
Date Watched: 6/10/2013 - 6/11/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: N/A
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 7

Synopsis: A strange German man sends John McClane on a wild goose chase all over New York in a deadly game of ( Read more... )

I finally get a bouquet and it's a goodbye present. That's depressing.

Title: Spirited Away
Date Watched: 5/21/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: 10
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 9

Synopsis: A girl, moving to a new home with her family, takes a detour in a strange land of magic, wonder, and stink spirits.

The Good: Possibly the most wondrous and ( Read more... )

Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.

Title: The Godfather, Part III
Date Watched: 5/19/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: N/A
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 8

Synopsis: The saga concludes. Michael is old. His nephew's entering the family business and developing feelings for his cousin. Gross.

The Good: At least as big and ( Read more... )

Another basement, another elevator. How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?

Title: Die Hard 2
Date Watched: 5/18/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: 8
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 7

Synopsis: John McClaine is back to save an airport from a terrorist take-over.

The Good: Some great set-pieces and nobody -- I mean nobody -- directs an ( Read more... )

We're supposed to be at home, David. We're supposed to be in color.

Title: Pleasantville
Date Watched: 5/17/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: N/A
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 9

Synopsis: Two 90's teenagers are transplanted into the world of a 1950's sit-com.

The Good: Strongly executed and well-thought out idea. Takes a cheesy concept and turns it ( Read more... )

When you're in love with a married man, you shouldn't wear mascara.

Title: The Apartment
Date Watched: 5/16/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: 10
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 9+

Synopsis: In order to move up in his company, a bachelor lets his superiors at work use his apartment to romance young women.

The Good: Funny and touching, sometimes both at ( Read more... )

Lookie lookie! I got Hookie!

Title: Hook
Date Watched: 5/14/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: N/A
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 5

Synopsis: A grown up Peter Pan returns to Neverland to rescue his children, whom Captain Hook has kidnapped.

The Good: I liked the set design and some of the special effects were neat. Imaginative moments sometimes make ( Read more... )