Uncategorized Archives

Skip to content Skip to sidebar Skip to footer

Movie Reviews by Todd Wofford— Funny, informative movie reviews

Uncategorized

Apr 2025

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)::rating::2.5::rating::2.5::rating::2.5

I ndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is an enduring testament to why most sequels should never exist. After Raiders of the Lost Ark, this is a substantial letdown. From…

Apr 2025

Uncategorized

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)::rating::2.5

D espite that ballsy title, there isn't much brave or new about this fourth Captain America film. In fact, much of this overproduced, overextended pseudo-epic reeks of sheer exhaustion: The chummy banter that…

Dec 2024

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)::rating::3

E yes Wide Shut is a confounding experience: The story is overlong, but it's never exactly boring. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman deliver some of their most impassioned work, even…

Nov 2024

Uncategorized

The Big Lebowski (1998)::rating::4.5

W hat can you say about a movie where the dramatic through-line is a pee-stained rug? The Big Lewbowski is a freewheeling masterpiece that ambles along like a sun-drenched tumbleweed…

Apr 2024

Greatest The Archive The Podcast Uncategorized

Young Frankenstein (1974)::rating::4

E legant and refined aren't words you'd normally bandy about Mel Brooks' filmography, but with Young Frankenstein, they just seem to fit. This horror homage is really a delicate soufflé, crafted with…

Dec 2023

Uncategorized

Hook (1991)::rating::3.5

H ook must've had an elevator pitch for the ages: Imagine a sequel to Peter Pan, starring Robin Williams as an adult version of the character. Next, add Dustin Hoffman as…

Oct 2023

Uncategorized

Poltergeist (1982)::rating::4

P oltergeist represents a perfect symbiosis of Hollywood production values and the freewheeling imagination of 80s shoestring horror: When a steak cooks itself on a kitchen counter, or a dude peels…

Dec 2022

The Archive The Podcast Uncategorized

Bad Santa (2003)::rating::3.5

P ut simply, Bad Santa is as crass and cringey as anything Hollywood has ever produced. At its core is Willie (Billy Bob Thornton), a department store Santa who radiates…

Mar 2022

The Archive Uncategorized

Rounders (1998)::rating::4

I n his review, Roger Ebert compared Rounders to Rocky, and it's certainly apropos: Over the course of the film, poker player Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) gets demolished in a high-stakes game,…

Dec 2021

Uncategorized

Guilty Pleasure Movies (The Brian Dennehy Special)::rating::0

With that in mind, this week Trav and I go over our guilty pleasure movies. To pair with it, I came up with a decadent concoction called Chocolate Sangria. To…

the Kick-ass Multipurpose WordPress Theme