Rich man’s Spectre: I didn’t really enjoy Spectre. To quote Samuel L Jackson in Kingsman, “Nowadays they’re all a little serious for my taste, but the old [Bond films]… marvelous. Give me a far-fetched theatrical plot any day.” Kingsman: The Secret Service delivers on that promise. ★★★★★ Daniel Craig is at the same time one […]

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Poor Man’s Seven. Eyes Wide Shut sets up a series of captivating mysteries but refuses to follow through on them. ????? This week I was assigned Eyes Wide Shut, Stanley Kubrick’s final film. On the back of my ode to Tom Cruise, David decided to challenge me with a Tom Cruise film featuring a director […]

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Rich Man’s Comet: Both cover ground about relationships and both are sort of funny. However, Sleepwalk With Me did make me want to watch Birbiglia’s stand-up, which is a plus, I guess. ★★☆☆☆ This week I watched Sleepwalk with Me, Mike Birbiglia’s first foray into writing/directing. The film is basically a film adaptation of his […]

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Poor Man’s Mad Max: Fury Road: both movies strive for the beauty of simplicity, but John Wick falls a little short ★★★☆☆ John Wick is the 2014 action vehicle starring Keanu Reeves. The film follows an incredibly simple trajectory, which is usually a winning combination for me (more on that later): Keanu’s wife dies. He is […]

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