Cocaine Bear

Cocaine Bear

A bear goes on a rampage in a National Park after ingesting cocaine in Cocaine Bear. Multiple duffle bags containing cocaine are dumped out of a plane into the Chattahoochee National Forest right before the drug runner dies while trying to skydive. St. Louis drug lord Sydney White (Ray Liotta) sends his song Eddie (Alden…

Blindspot 2014: Goodfellas

Blindspot 2014: Goodfellas

It is time for my second Martin Scorsese blindspot of the year, as I watch his 1990 mafia drama Goodfellas.  Based on true events, the film tells of the story of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), who has always idolized the mafia and he begins working for a local crime family as a teenager, being taken…

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Nine years after the original, Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller return for more tales from Sin City.  In the titular story A Dame to Kill For, photographer Dwight McCarthy (Josh Brolin) is approached for a favour by his highly seductive ex-lover Ava Lord (Eva Green).  However, Dwight soon gets more than he bargained for and…

Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly

It is obvious from the opening credits that Killing Them Softly is more art film than crime film.  Sure, the film focuses on a hitman named Jackie (Brad Pitt), who is called in to kill those responsible in a robbery.  However, the film moves at quite a slow pace, which features much more talking than…

Youth in Revolt

Youth in Revolt

It’s hard to argue that Michael Cera‘s career has been a bit of a one trick pony.  This film looked to shake things up with a bit by having Cera in a double-role, one which is the complete opposite of the characters Cera is usually known for. If only that side of Cera got more…

Observe and Report

Observe and Report

The busy weekend involving both my birthday and Easter has prevented me from posting my thought on this film until now. At the very least I can say that this was a funny film, even though it was clear that Seth Rogen‘s character was a bi-polar sociopath and you technically shouldn’t be laughing at the…