Quickie: Zero Dark Thirty

Ewok Down here.

I apologize for the delay in the reviews as of late. The past few days have been remarkably busy – new job, moving, etc. – and I anticipate the next few weeks will be similar. As such, the next several reviews will have to be Quickies…but at least you will have sage insight into the movies worth your dollars and cents. You’re welcome, Interwebs.

On today’s docket, we have Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty. Continue reading

Les Misérables

Big Ben Kenobi here.

I will be the first to say I had my doubts heading to the movies the day after Christmas to see “Les Misérables.” Not only did the thought of sitting in a movie theater for almost three hours daunt me, but my primary concern with this film was that it wouldn’t live up to the hype and pomp it had created in the preceding months, let alone match what can only be called the most successful musical of all time (and my personal favorite). Less than two minutes into the film, however, all those thoughts were completely dissipated and replaced with the glory that is “Les Misérables.” Continue reading