The “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise is a lot like a fun uncle who seemed kind of hip and cool when you were twelve. Now he’s just a little embarrassing both in present time and in retrospect. It’s not only because he’s still wearing sunglasses indoors, or even that he’s trying to cover that bald […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Skyfall” — A Bond Movie That Tries to Bridge the Old and the New
This is the 23rd installment of the Bond franchise, which is showing its age – at least as a plot point. The major theme of playing the old school vs. the new school runs long and deep throughout 007’s adventure; at times, too long. For all that lingering ageism, the third offering from the Craig […]
Movie Review: ‘Eat Pray Love’
It’s quite ironic that Eat Pray Love, the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling memoir, is being pegged as “boring” or “uneventful.” It is in these very qualities—the estimations of our immediate perceptions, or reactions from a persistent quest for superficial gratification—that the film cautions against placing value. Rather, Eat Pray Love champions soul-searching in […]
