Written & Directed by: Jon Favreau Cast: Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson, Bobby Cannavale, Oliver Platt, and Emjay Anthony I love to cook, and I’m actually quite good at it. Most of my friends love to cook as well. Some are incredibly gifted chefs. You could call it a grand passion, because if you’re doing it right, brilliantly that is, … [Read more...] about Chef
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How to Die in Oregon
Think about all of the things you have control over in your life: what you eat, what you wear, where you work, who you spend time with. Let’s face it - if any of these things displease us, we have ample opportunities to make changes so that we can be happy in our situation. There are so many aspects of our daily lives that we get to control, but what about the one moment in … [Read more...] about How to Die in Oregon
The Canyons
American Psycho + Taxi Driver = Less Than Zero The H-Bomb: Christian (James Deen) is a sociopath, sex addicted, trust fund brat who is bankrolling a cheap horror movie, so that his dad "will get off his back" about doing something with his life. Ryan (Nolan Funk… oh Jesus) is a struggling model/actor who Christian has cast in the lead of his movie, as a favor to his … [Read more...] about The Canyons
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Almost amazing . . . The H-Bomb: There's something I need to confess right off the bat, I am not a big fan of director Marc Webb's 2012 Spider-Man reboot. This isn't entirely the movie's fault, as Christopher Nolan's seminal Dark Knight Trilogy has pretty much ruined all comic book movies for me. Even fanboy fap-favorites, like the Iron Man flicks and the much lauded … [Read more...] about The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
"Yo, Sparkles!" Swift shot: While this film entertained me, there were some quips I couldn't overlook. The odd dialog between some of the characters was poorly written, awkwardly acted, and gave the tone of the whole film a bad pulse. I liked that they introduced Electro, but his character was a foppish rip-off of Jim Carrey's Riddler from a film that I shall not name … [Read more...] about The Amazing Spider-Man 2