Category: screen

It’s dangerous flipping channels during boring sporting events. Clayton Kershaw seemed to have the Braves under control on this Thursday night so I made a trip around TV land and found Milla Javovich killing zombies on SyFy.

Gail is a British TV junkie. I can’t blame her, there is some compelling stuff on TV over there. But I’ve seen The Wire so I know American TV is the best. That being said, she dug up this Broadchurch show (not sure how) and it turned out to be quite captivating. We haven’t watched a TV show together in a long time so the time was ripe.

I saw this movie with Gail and her mother while we were visiting Breese. Well done, really well done. It’s a walk through the civil rights era through the eyes of a White House butler. It’s fictional but based on fact.

This whole Masterpiece Theatre thing has invaded my life. I mean a good invasion, like vanilla ice cream being invaded by spicy chocolate sauce. Oh no, stop! You hearing me? Good invasion. Gail and I lap this crap up like fools. I mean, we need something to hold us over until season four of Downton Abbey.

We’ve had some bad weather here in Chicago. Bad weather means more movies for Gail and I, which often means bad movies (translate: fun movies). You got an issue with that? In terms of summer blockbusters, I’d rank this behind Fast and Furious 6 because the chases and fights were better there. That’s all.

This was bad, but I liked it, which is the worst possible scenario. The scenes fit into four categories: chase, fight, humorous interlude, plot. They got half of them right. Batting .500 really isn’t that bad when you think about it. I’m not talking about thinking really hard about it, just thinking.

I’m a sucker for Big Sci-fi with the word star in it. Gimme some Star Wars or some Star Trek, and I’m going to be amenable for checking it out. In terms of movies containing magic/make believe, that’s my sweet spot.

This is a documentary about coffee and some other stuff, mostly other stuff. That’s good, because the other stuff is a little more heartfelt. Not only do you learn about making cappuccinos, but you gain some insight into coffee culture and learn a little bit about an iconic American company that may leave a bad taste in your mouth, literally and figuratively.

I heard about this via the KSHE Twitter feed a few months ago. I actually put it on my calendar at that moment because that’s the only way I’d remember to watch a network TV drama. Then I got a little advert on the way home yesterday while listening to a CBS radio station, so I was fired up for some Ozzy.

This movie depicts a real life situation without pulling punches and I think it aims to be a little more factual than 42, which I saw recently. They’re both great movies though. They share a common effort to depict American heroes in a manner that is truthful and moving at the same time.