This week’s LAMBScores brings a trio of films that represent distinct facets of the movie industry. First up we have the prestige drama Dallas Buyers Club, starring Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto. Next we have the mega-blockbuster sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, featuring current “it girl” Jennifer Lawrence. Finally, we also...
Sandwiched between the release of a pair of major franchise sequels (The Hunger Games and Thor) is another sequel of a different sort. This week’s sole new release is the romantic dramedy The Best Man Holiday, directed by Malcolm D. Lee. Scroll down to see what your fellow lammies thought of this film and don’t forget...
Robert from Sketchy Details back with a new edition of Foreign Chops. This time, we took a look at the cinematic output of South Korea. Though we had a small turnout this month, you guys are in for a real treat. This is the first time since I started covering Foreign Chops that there has been no overlap between submissions. What you have are 18 separate films covered in 16 great posts looking at films from South Korea. From comedy to...
Robert from Sketchy Details reminding you that the deadline for Foreign Chops #17: South Korea is tomorrow.
Send your posts, write-ups, reviews, interviews, retrospectives, editorials, etc. on films from South Korea to robertjgannon@gmail. Use the subject heading “Foreign Chops.” You can send up to 5 posts per site, not 5 posts per author per site. The work can be new or old so long as the topic is South Korea.
The deadline...
This week we have a pair of very different films on the LAMBScores slate. First up, Disney continued there world domination with a latest entry in their Marvel franchise – Thor: The Dark World. Meanwhile, the other new release are the more intimate survival story of All Is Lost. Find out what the LAMB had to say about these films below and...
Timing is everything! At least as it pertains to the selection of the Movie of the Month, it is. Justin of Man, I Love Films has attempted to wedge his love for Cocktail and/or Tom Cruise into several MOTM polls, and by waiting until the clamor to champion films died down, he nearly got his pick in without even needing a poll. As it was, Dan of Public Transportation Snob snuck in at the last second with an equally cheesy...
This week brings a trio of new releases to the LAMBScores. They include the time travel romcom About Time, elderly buddy comedy Last Vegas and yet another apocalyptic sci-fi Ender’s Game. Check out all the reviews below and don’t forget to have your say in the forums.
Pretty sure I haven’t seen an IMDb summary recently that makes the film it’s talking about sound much worse than this one:
“Billy and Sydney think they’re the best basketball hustlers in town, so when they join forces, nothing can stop them, except each other. To add to their problems, Billy owes money and is being chased by a pair of gangster types.“
White Men Can’t Jump,...