Category Archives: Reviews

For the Night is Dark and Full of Terrors: Game of Thrones returns with a vengeance

Posted on April 5, 2012 by ilmozart

(My apologies for the delay in posting this…life decided to get in the way) And we are so back. The first episode of season 2 of HBO’s Game of Thrones refused to let you settle in after the long wait. … Continue reading →

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Wrath of the Titans: Greeks with Daddy Issues

Posted on March 29, 2012 by ilmozart

I loved the original Clash of the Titans from 1981. Harry Hamlin as Perseus, Laurence Olivier as Zeus, Burgess Meredith as Ammon Perseus’s trainer…it was a cavalcade of cheesniess. When they decided to make a remake a couple of years … Continue reading →

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Jeff, Who Lives at Home

Posted on March 18, 2012 by ilmozart

At some point in our lives we all wonder why we’re here, what’s our purpose, do we even have a destiny?  In many ways this is the question at the crux of Jeff, Who Lives at Home the new movie written and directed … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street – You have the right to remain an attorney

Posted on March 18, 2012 by ilmozart

Finding a good comedy is as rare and as special as finding a good drama. I remember seeing Bridesmaids and just laughing my ass off. It was just so funny. Funny but with something else underneath, dare I say a … Continue reading →

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Silent House: A huh? Followed by a meh.

Posted on March 17, 2012 by ilmozart

It’s been almost a day since I saw Silent House and I’m still not sure what to think. I didn’t particularly like it, that’s for sure.  But I didn’t hate it either.  And I have been thinking about it since it ended, so that … Continue reading →

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Friends with Kids, A Rom-Com for 2012

Posted on March 13, 2012 by ilmozart

Whenever the movie Kissing Jessica Stein is on cable, I’ll watch it.  It can be in the middle, towards the end, or even at the beginning.  I will watch it. And I will watch it gladly. Of course the trailer below … Continue reading →

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The Belchies R Good Enuf – Bob’s Burgers Returns!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by ilmozart

I am truly ashamed to admit…it took me to the end of the episode to get the title.  The Belchies. I thought it was like an award, like the Emmys or Tonys. No. It’s a riff on the GOONIES.  Sometimes I’m … Continue reading →

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John Carter – Mars (and Texas) Forever

Posted on March 11, 2012 by ilmozart

Based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs series, John Carter (which should have been John Carter of Mars), reminded me of one of the great movie quandaries: How do actors get through their lines in certain types of movies with a straight … Continue reading →

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MIB – Live and In Person

Posted on March 3, 2012 by ilmozart

And by MIB I mean of course Michael Ian Black, star of screens big and small. Earlier today, to promote his new book You’re Not Doing It Right, Michael Ian Black did a reading at the Brookline Booksmith (though it … Continue reading →

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Drive Angry or Nic Cage Continues To Be Awesome

Posted on March 3, 2012 by ilmozart

It is well known the Nicholas Cage, Oscar-winner, has had some financial troubles.  Owning a T-Rex skull and multiple homes and castles does tend to put you in deep with the IRS when you owe them over $6 million. Because … Continue reading →

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