Showing posts with label review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label review. Show all posts

Monday, February 18, 2013

Guest Post: What to Expect When You're Expecting


Today on Progressive_Scan I hand the reins over to guest writer Merry Knight. Usually Merry writes about parenting and being a new mom over at So You Have a Tiny Human, but today she takes a look at Hollywood's most recent self-help-book-to-ensemble-drama adaptation What to Expect When You're Expecting.

Monday, January 28, 2013

Walking in the Moonlight: Django Unchained

I finally got around to seeing Quentin Tarantino’s latest grindhouse-style violence opus, Django Unchained. It turns out it’s great.


Sunday, January 20, 2013

Stupid Cocaine!: Miami Connection



Today, I make an honest attempt to explain the glory that is the 1987 masterpiece Miami Connection. I will fail. It is too beautiful.


Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Achtung! Moon Nazis!: Iron Sky



After a lovely holiday and less lovely Flu motivated break, we return to normal service with a look at last year’s Reddit darling, the space-Nazi love story Iron Sky. Lets see how many times I can type the word “Nazi” in one post!

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Haircuts, Then A Man Gets Shot: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy


I’m a bit late to the party on last year’s John La Carre adaptation Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, but having just enjoyed the (lovely) Blu-Ray version, I have a few thoughts.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Vengeance Wears an Eyepatch: Father's Day and The FP

This past Sunday, I was lucky enough to catch a screening of two hidden cinematic gems at the Metro Gallery’s monthly Filmish Fantasmagorium double feature: The FP and Father’s Day.

Friday, July 13, 2012

Beautiful Stupidity: Prometheus


Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s prequel to Alien and return to science fiction film making, is an amazing and frustrating experience that may just be the smartest-looking stupid movie of all time.