The Rack – Second Week of February 2012
SECOND WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2012 Something big happened on Sunday right? It wasn’t a big awards show, that I do know. It was an election. Those aren’t until later in the year. A celebrity didn’t pass. I know there’s something. Something happened Sunday but I just can’t put my finger on it. Oh well. Probably wasn’t [...]
Raven McCoy Was Terrified Of The Woman In Black
Although Daniel Radcliffe has hung up his robes and wand he just can’t seem to leave the world of the supernatural behind just yet. Abandoning the magic but retaining the ghosts and spiritual world, THE WOMAN IN BLACK is his first big screen outing since the HARRY POTTER franchise and follows Radcliffe as he portrays [...]
Infamous Radio: Episode 12 – Escape To Africa
We know you’ve been waiting for our take on the Oscar nominations, so, for Episode 12 of Infamous Radio, Raven McCoy, Jon Doe and I discuss who made the Oscar cut and some likely winners in the major categories. Plus, we’ll talk about Warner Bros. expensive investment in the continuation of THE HANGOVER series, Sony [...]
The Rack – First Week of February 2012
FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2012 And just like that January is done. Yay!! One month done, ten and a half more to go before the end of the world. Sadly this week’s Rack doesn’t quite compare to last week’s as only about half of this week’s offerings are worth checking out. We’ve got a man [...]
Raven McCoy Almost Wanted To Jump After Seeing Man On A Ledge
When it comes to action thrillers there’s nothing I love more than a tale of multiple stories with each one acting as a distraction for the other as they all work together for some grander agenda. You think you know what’s going on and have a handle on the situation and then BAM! Everything just [...]
Jon Doe Finds The Grey To Be Quite Gray
THE GREY stars Liam Neeson as John Ottway as a man who is on the verge of giving up on life. Instead of surrendering to the barrel of his gun, however, he and his comrades fall victim to a plane crash during a violent snow storm and wind up stuck in the frozen tundra of [...]
Jon Doe Enjoyed Hanging Out With The Man On A Ledge
MAN ON A LEDGE is not PHONEBOOTH. I initiate with this statement as I want to hastily walk the large elephant out of the room. All talks I’ve had pertaining to this film have resulted in someone asking the question, “So it’s like PHONE BOOTH, right?” Even I was under the presumption that the film [...]
Infamous Radio: Episode 11 – Fievel Goes West
With Raven McCoy recovering nicely, the InfamousKidd.com crew is back on the mic for Infamous Radio: Episode 11 – Fievel Goes West. This week, Raven, Jon Doe and I discuss Chuck Norris’ impact on THE EXPENDABLES 2 and whether or not it was all really worth it, the progress of THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy, THE [...]
InfamousKidd.com Exclusive Interview: The Kidd Has One Last Good Talk About The Grey With Dallas Roberts
Next up on my interview tour through the fray of THE GREY is Dallas Roberts. Roberts may be familiar to those of you who gave AMC’s RUBICON a chance before the cable network pulled the plug on the show after one season, playing Miles Fielder, a member of the analysis team under James Badge Dale’s [...]
InfamousKidd.com Exclusive Interview: The Kidd Gets Existential With Frank Grillo In Talking The Grey
After my conversation with director Joe Carnahan, the email came down, asking me if I wanted to set up a phone interview with both Dermot Mulroney and Dallas Roberts, two members of THE GREY’s cast to further discuss the film. Absolutely I was game to get more in-depth on these characters, this group of guys [...]
InfamousKidd.com Exclusive Interview: The Kidd Enters Into The Grey With Director Joe Carnahan
I can’t stop talking about THE GREY. It’s that simple. Since checking out the movie I thought was simply going to be “Liam Neeson fighting wolves,” and learning it’s so much more – it’s so much deeper, it’s so much more thought-provoking, it’s so much more intellectual than that – I haven’t been able to [...]
The Rack – Last Week of January 2012
LAST WEEK OF JANUARY 2012 You’ll all be happy to know that after a week and half of recovery my throat and voice are nearly back to original condition so thanks again for all the well wishes. As January winds down so too do the new Blu-ray and DVD releases. Although the numbers are small, [...]
Jon Doe Finds Much Is Amiss In Haywire
I’m still not entirely sure why HAYWIRE even exists. I’ll admit the film does have the gorgeous Gina Carano, a femme fetale who attempts to carry the entire film on her back. Magnificent in everything she dons, from her stunning evening gown to her all black espionage wear, she is definitely a sight for sore [...]
The Kidd Vs. Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close
September 11th is not a plot device. Period. If there’s going to be a film made about 9/11, then someone should do so, telling the tragic stories of those who lost their lives on that day or those that lost loved ones… but, if you’re going to do so, own it. Don’t try to hide [...]
Hurts So Good – Sand Sharks
Imitation is often deemed the most sincere form of flattery. For somebody who subscribes to such a theory, seeing another entity copy their craft should be taken as a sign of success, a showing that somebody has admired their work so much that they’ve spent precious time recreating whatever it was for themselves. After watching [...]
The Rack – Third Week of January 2012
THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY 2012 Ahoy! I’m pretty sure when I agreed to write this column I took some sort of martial vows particularly that part about “in sickness and in health” because here I am writing to you guys as I’m recovering from throat surgery. I was told to avoid doing any work and [...]
Jon Doe Catches The Spirit Of Joyful Noise
Walking into a Queen Latifah and Dolly Pardon film with a central focus on the faithful musings of southern church music gave me a feeling similar to what I imagined the moments before walking onto the tracks of a hastily approaching locomotive would be like. I truly approached the theatre braced for the impact, ready [...]
Hurts So Good – Don’t Go In The Woods
DON’T GO IN THE DARK is a unique film. To say that I retained a notion that never would a day come where anybody could bring the two genres represented in this film together would be a lie, as the concept had never crossed my mind. As a fan of one of genus involved, and [...]
Raven McCoy Can’t Help But Tell You We Need To Talk About Kevin
Not everyone is meant to be a parent. Some can hardly take care of themselves, let alone another human being. Some enjoy the freedom of not being made to commit at least 18 years of their lives to another. Others simply do not see children as a part of their life plan. Unfortunately those same [...]
The Rack – Second Week of January 2012
SECOND WEEK OF JANUARY 2012 It’s the second week of the year and when it comes to home releases things are not slowing down. In just this week alone we have over 25 new releases. Well to be fair many of them are re-releases but a lot of them are films I haven’t seen on [...]
Infamous Radio: Episode 10 – Electric Boogaloo
You knew it was only a matter of time before we went to the BREAKIN’ 2 well for a subtitle, and what better time to use it than for our 10th episode. There’s no cake or balloons to ring in this milestone episode of Infamous Radio’s early milestone, but there is plenty of anger towards [...]
Jon Doe Wishes He Hadn’t Infiltrated The Theatre For Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY is a British espionage tale. Chock-full of code names, deceit, secrets, lies, paranoia, and all that other stuff that generally makes spy flicks so great, it is based on a renowned British novel and, on paper, has the making of what could be an exceptional film. Sadly, something goes terribly wrong [...]
The Kidd’s 10 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2012
Now that 2011 is in the rear view, it’s time to look forward to what’s waiting for us throughout 2012. i realize I’ve been slacking with my weekly Top 10 lists. Being bombarded with every last studio release being jammed in before the holidays will do that, so to get back on track, I thought [...]
Pumpkin Escobar Goes Fanboy Mode For These 10 Flicks Of 2012
I started writing for this website rather late in the year out of some existential crisis I was dealing with after obtaining my useless degree and after getting laid off from my job at Blockbuster. It was only then I started to really get up on the movie news. Prior to that was just knowing a [...]
Jon Doe’s Most Anticipated Films of 2012
New year, new movies. While there were some great ones that dropped last year, as a whole, I felt that 2011 was quite lackluster and I am severely hoping that the decline in the quality of films isn’t a part of a trend in Hollywood. Seeing as this may be the end of days, I’m hoping to [...]
