Archive for July 29th, 2011

Cowboys and Aliens is one of four movies I reviewed over at TWoP this week, along with Life in a Day, Crazy, Stupid, Love and the best of the bunch, Attack the Block.  Follow the links below to read just why the combination of James Bond and Indiana Jones isn’t enough to make this high-concept genre mash-up fly.

Attack the Block: 5 Reasons Why It’s Better than Super 8
Cowboys and Aliens
: Not So Tall In the Saddle
Crazy, Stupid, Love: How to Be a Playa
Life in a Day: Around the World in 90 Minutes
I Want My DVD
TV on DVD
Man Vs. Space Creature
Comic-Con: The Big Movie News

I didn’t love Miranda July’s acclaimed debut Me and You and Everyone We Know, but I did like it — it’s got its own unique rhythm and vision of the world that’s alternately annoying and captivating.  I had the same experience watching her sophomore effort, The Future, which I reviewed over at Film Journal International.  Read my review here.