I’m starting to feel sorry for actresses. So many times over the last decade, I’ve seen movies where they give a great performance, yet I always have to qualify it with “great performance, bad movie.” My Week with Marilyn is no different. Continue reading
Having never read a Thor comic in my life, I wasn’t really all that excited by the news that they were making a big screen adaptation of the Marvel Comic’s character. And while initially intrigued by Kenneth Branagh directing the movie, early pictures from the set were far from inspiring. In fact, the whole project looked kinda tacky. Then the trailer came out, and Thor looked far from tacky, fun even. So, I went in with an open mind, assuring myself that, if nothing else, Thor couldn’t possibly be as bad as X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I was not mistaken. Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Asgard, Asgard (comics), avengers, Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, Kenneth Branagh, marvel comics, Movie, Natalie Portman, Odin, thor, Tom Hiddleston
Only two wide releases this weekend . . . one traditional, light-hearted romantic comedy and one about a bad-ass, hammer-throwing god of thunder . . . guess which one I want to see. Continue reading
