Home Alone 2 (1992)

Revisit
Format: Blu--ray
Venue: Rivendell

Not as good as the first, I recognize that, but still a lot of fun and I have plenty of childhood nostalgia for the first two films in this franchise. The sequel, as with the first, contributed to creating A Very Junkfood Christmas for Film School Rejects.

Rating: 6/10 Atkins

Home Alone (1990)

Revisit
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell

A holiday tradition around the Mullensbury household. Love it! It actually had the honor of kicking off Junkfood Cinema's A Very Junkfood Christmas.


Rating: 8/10 Atkins

Beginners (2010)

1st View
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell

A movie with its head stuck firmly up its own ass. Pretentious as pretentious films get. No thank you.

Rating: 2/10 Atkins

Our Idiot Brother (2011)

1st View
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell

Nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be and, in fact, fairly charming. Paul Rudd does not, as one would assume, play a total manchildish buffoon. He's just a guy who's a little naive and far too trusting of strangers as well as his highly dysfunctional family all of whom are much worse than he is but treat him as if he's the black sheep.


Rating: 7/10 Atkins

Superheroes (2011)

1st View
Format: DVD
Venue: Rivendell

Strange, uneven, but ultimately fascinating documentary about real life superheroes.

Rating: 6/10 Atkins

Little Big Man (1970)

1st View
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: LEOG Lair

The movie was long-winded, but well-formed and had some of the most upsetting Native American slaughters I've ever seen. Watched this, along with several other films in preparation for the first episode of the new Spill.com podcast I'll be co-hosting called Remote Viewing. Check out the inaugural entry over at Spill.

Rating: 6/10 Atkins

Alien: Resurrection (1997)

1st View
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell

The only film in the franchise I had not seen. Some interesting ideas, gorgeously shot, and the Whedonisms are strikingly apparent from the get-go. Not bad at all.


Rating: 6/10 Atkins