Take a second to think about your last face-to-face interaction with a human being. How far away was your face from their face? Five feet? Seven feet? If you lived in the movies, your face would have been less than a foot from your conversation partner. If it was a heated discussion, your noses may … Read more
Warning: I’m going to stomp on sacred ground in a few paragraphs. That’s right. I’m going to badmouth Friends. But before I get there, let’s talk about Garden State and She’s Out of My League and any movie where the protagonist makes a last-second dash to the airport to tell the girl he loves her. … Read more
If I had a nickle for every time I waited until the last minute to tell a woman I love her while she stood in front of hundreds of people at her wedding… This happens in movies all the time. The most recent example I can think of (although I’m sure there are others) is … Read more
I had the pleasure of seeing a sneak preview of J. J. Abrams’ movie Super 8 this weekend. This is a completely spoiler-free blog entry that touches on that movie a little bit. In monster movies, how early should you reveal the monster? Just to get you in the mindset of monster movies, here are … Read more
In the spirit of the Academy Awards, as well as an article in EW Magazine (not to be confused with Nickelodeon’s Eww Magazine), I have some ideas I’d like to suggest for movie theaters of the future. Some of these can be combined, while others won’t work with one another. Assigned seats. When you go … Read more
Last year was a pretty weak year for movies, so instead of writing a 2009 list, I had a Best of the Decade list. This year we’re back in business. Five movies received the coveted 5-Star Stegmaier rating, and several others (Inception and How to Train Your Dragon) came very close. Here’s are my five … Read more
I really want to settle down into bed with Mockingjay (Kindle edition!), so fortunately my friend Ariel had a blog entry/contest for me to post today: I love the collective gasp of the crowd when the actor rounds the corner during a chase scene and is confronted by a giant alien – or really any … Read more
I don’t go to movies at AMC theaters in St. Louis. There’s nothing particularly wrong with the theaters. They usually have big, comfortable seats and stadium seating. The biggest issue I have is that their popcorn is terrible, and I’m a popcorn guy. So the independent chains get my money. However, I saw a movie … Read more
Lately I’ve been yearning for someone who gets as excited about movies as I do. The trend seems to be that I get excited about a movie, no one else expresses enthusiasm, and I save it to my Netflix queue for 6 months down the road. However, I really like seeing movies on the big … Read more
Two years ago, I wrote an entry on this blog (complete with photos) about the sheer joy I experienced while watching the first Iron Man movie. It was such a revelation to have a superhero movie come together that well. Thus I was incredibly excited about Iron Man 2: The Ironing. I eagerly awaited each … Read more