Archive for the ‘Chops and Scores’ Category

  • LAMBScores: Minions and Comanche Indians

    by Shane Slater · Jul 27, 2013 at 5:00 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · 5 Comments
    LAMBScores: Minions and Comanche Indians


    This week we have two new releases for you. The first title is the sequel to a popular animated film Despicable Me 2. The other is the big budget Johnny Depp western The Lone Ranger. Did either film get much love from the lammies? Find out below and be sure to head to the forums to post your future reviews.

     

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  • LAMBScores: White Heat

    by Shane Slater · Jul 20, 2013 at 4:13 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: White Heat


    Due to personal time constraints, I’ve had to combine last week’s scores with this week’s edition of the LAMBScores. As a result, we’ve got lots of reviews for you to catch up on. This week’s featured films (Monsters University, The Bling Ring, World War Z, White House Down...

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  • Announcing Foreign Chops #14: Italy

    by Robert Gannon · Jul 12, 2013 at 2:42 CDT · Chops and Scores, Featured, Foreign Chops · 1 Comment
    Announcing Foreign Chops #14: Italy

    Robert from Sketchy Details back with another new topic for Foreign Chops. This month, we’re looking at Italy. Foreign Chops already covered the Spaghetti Western, but I want to dig deeper. Italian cinema offers everything from some of the most shocking horror/thriller films (gialli) every made to award-winning international sensations.

    Send your posts, write-ups, reviews, interviews, retrospectives, editorials, etc. on...

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  • LAMBScores: Before Krypton’s End

    by Shane Slater · Jul 6, 2013 at 3:04 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Before Krypton’s End


    We’ve got a jam-packed edition of the LAMBScores this week as we look at a set of popular new releases. One of them is our new top-rated film of the year. Is it the Superman reboot Man of Steel, the apocalyptic comedy This Is the End, or the conclusion to an acclaimed trilogy Before Midnight? Check out the scores below to...

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  • Foreign Chops #13: International Fantasy

    by Robert Gannon · Jul 4, 2013 at 18:45 CDT · Chops and Scores, Foreign Chops · 4 Comments
    Foreign Chops #13: International Fantasy

    Robert from Sketchy Details back again with another edition of Foreign Chops. This time around, we were searching for write-ups of international fantasy films and you guys delivered. The most represented country by a wide margin was France, while Micmacs (France), Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (Finland),  and Trollhunter (Norway) were the most popular subjects. Enjoy all the great writing on international...

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  • LAMBScores: Masked Interns

    by Shane Slater · Jun 29, 2013 at 1:03 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Masked Interns

    This week’s LAMBScores features a pair of very different new releases The Internship and The Purge. Both feature beloved actors, but did the films themselves get the approval of the LAMB? Find out below and don’t forget to submit your reviews in the forums.

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  • Classic Chops

    by Todd Liebenow · Jun 25, 2013 at 3:27 CDT · Classic Chops · No Comments
    Classic Chops

    It’s time for another installment of Classic Chops! This time around it was a free for all…any post on any classic film! Thanks to all who submitted!

    For next time, we’re going to focus on classic westerns. Are you a fan of the Duke, or maybe you like cowboys who sing like Roy Rogers. Doesn’t matter, as long as there’s some ropin’ and ridin’ involved and it’s a film released before...

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  • LAMBScores: Now You See The Smiths

    by Shane Slater · Jun 22, 2013 at 1:53 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Now You See The Smiths

    This week’s LAMBScores serves up a pair of new releases – Now You See Me and After Earth. Were they worth the price of admission? Check out the reviews below and don’t forget to enter your future scores in the forums.

     

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  • LAMBSCORES: Fast, Furious, Epic…and Drunk

    by Shane Slater · Jun 15, 2013 at 3:16 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · 2 Comments
    LAMBSCORES: Fast, Furious, Epic…and Drunk


    This week’s LAMBScores brings you a pair of sequels and the latest animated offering from Blue Sky Studios. How does Fast & Furious 6 compare with its well-received predecessor? Did The Hangover Part III deliver the laughs? Will Epic be an Oscar contender for Best Animated Feature? Find out below and don’t forget to...

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  • Announcing Foreign Chops 13: International Fantasy

    by Robert Gannon · Jun 12, 2013 at 14:25 CDT · Chops and Scores, Featured, Features, Foreign Chops · 1 Comment
    Announcing Foreign Chops 13: International Fantasy

    Robert from Sketchy Details here to announce the new topic for Foreign Chops. This time around, we’re going to shake things up a bit. I want you to submit your best posts about fantasy films made all over the world. There is no geographical border outside of  not being a native English-language film.

    Here’s how it works. You e-mail me at [email protected] with the subject heading Foreign Chops. Submit up to 5 links...

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  • LAMBScores Into Darkness

    by Shane Slater · Jun 8, 2013 at 3:35 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores Into Darkness

    We’ve got another major release coming at you this week with J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness. Did it live up the high expectations? Find out below and don’t forget to submit your future scores in the forums.

     

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  • Foreign Chops #12: Mexico

    by Robert Gannon · Jun 6, 2013 at 16:28 CDT · Chops and Scores, Featured, Foreign Chops · 4 Comments
    Foreign Chops #12: Mexico

    Robert from Sketchy Details back again with another Foreign Chops round-up post. The most popular film for Foreign Chops: Mexico was Cronos, but only because it was the only film with more than one write-up. There’s a great range of titles and directors to read about this month. Thanks to everyone who participated. We’ll be announcing the next Foreign Chops subject soon.

    Amores...

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