I love Oscar nomination day. Usually I’ll take off time from work and watch as the announcements are made live – the feeling of wonder, amazement, and sycophantic glee is almost tangible as the names are listed off. Then, it’s quick to the website to post the nominations along with (not-so)witty commentary as to where the nominations are good and bad. Unfortunately, this year, I am way too far behind on many things to be able to do that. I can go ahead and post the nominees, and later today I’ll probably write up an editorial as to my take on ...
Haywire follows Mallory Kane (Gina Carano), a freelance member of a private firm that is employed by the American government for covert operation assignments along with fellow member Aaron (Channing Tatum) and a few others. After handling a hostage rescue situation in Barcelona, Mallory is assigned another mission by ex-boyfriend and firm manager Kenneth (Ewan McGregor) in Dublin, which teams her with a British agent Paul (Michael Fassbender). In Dublin, Mallory realizes that a double cross has taken place, leading to her going rogue. From there, the chase is on, resulting in a tangled web that also involves Kenneth’s boss ...
No, we haven't found a replacement for Margaret yet. Instead, the title reflects this week's theme in new movie releases: both Underworld Awakening and Haywire feature hot chicks kicking ass, which means it's something we talk about in this week's episode. While neither Rafe or Tim saw those new releases (but we did finally see Hugo!), we still have a lot to discuss, from Tim's take on the upcoming series Smash to Rafe coming up with a new excuse to keep someone from coming to a social event. Along the way we talk about SOPA, a sequel for Hancock, the project Star Wars ...
Underworld Awakening is an action-packed, visually stunning thrill ride that embraces its familiar star, the vampire versus lycan storyline, cinematography and art direction while exploring a few new ideas and conflicts Kate Beckinsale returns as Selene for the fourth entry in the Underworld franchise. Len Wiseman (the director of Underworld and Underworld: Evolution and the series driving force) returns as well to oversee the project and provide the screenplay, allowing newcomers Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein (credited as Marlind & Stein) the opportunity to direct the latest chapter. Beckinsale proves once again that she looks fantastic in black and can ...
The Guard starts with local Irish police sergeant (or “Garda” so as to fit the title) Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) going through his normal routine: investigating crime, making idol chit chat with the citizens who respect him, and pilfering drug evidence for himself. You know, the usual stuff. Suddenly, things heat up when a string of murders lead to an international drug smuggling ring. Thus enters FBI agent Everett (Don Cheadle), who is forced to work with Boyle as it becomes evidently clear that, despite his unorthodox nature, Boyle is still the best man on the force. Cursing, shooting, prostitution, ...