Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

While in Middleton, WI this weekend seeing friends and hiking, we couldn’t resist seeing the fourth installment of Indiana Jones: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Our friends were kind enough to buy the tickets in advance so that we did not need to show up hours early and stand in line. [...]

Southland Tales (2006)

Southland Tales is one crazy movie. It was so crazy that I was not able to completely follow it all and at times, I was utterly lost. However, I stuck it out. I wanted to know how it all would end. The amazing thing is that the ending makes sense. I didn’t think that it [...]

Hellboy (2004)

 

I just watched the first Hellboy movie again this morning while balancing the checkbook. If there are comic book movies that have been done right, I think that this is one of them. I like what was done with the mythology, which is based on my favorite short story writer’s Mythos, H.P Lovecraft. 
Ron Perlman is [...]

Redbelt (2008)

Normally, I’m not a huge fan of modern martial arts movies.  Jean Claude, Steven, and Dolph have never been known for their inspiring acting skills nor have their movies contained interesting plots or gripping dialogue.  My problem is that I like marital arts and I like watching people beating other people up, but I have an [...]

I’m Not There (2007)

My mother and I went to see the new Bob Dylan artsy bio pic, I’m Not There when it came out. While a bit long, this Todd Haynes directed film stars 6 different actors as Bob Dylan during different stages of his life. The plot is loosely based on the events of Dylan’s life, a kind [...]

Equilibrium (2002)

 
I don’t know how I missed this one in the theaters. It is a gun-slinging action packed master piece that examines the essence of what it means to be human. I was in the video rental store looking for something set in the future, the far further. I wanted something with space ships and space [...]

27 Dresses (2008)

Okay. So you’re asking your self why The Soulless Machine is reviewing 27 Dresses. Well, I like weddings and movies about weddings. It is one of my dirty little secrets.
I have a big extended family. I’ve not been able to make all of my cousins’ weddings, I just have too many. However, I made it [...]

Iron Man (2008)

This movie is now the best superhero movie ever made!!  There I said it.  Bold statement I agree but go see it and prove me wrong.  Robert Doweny Jr. is one of the best actors in movies today and he pulls off Tony Stark like no one else could.  Tony Stark is a asshole….plain and [...]

The Golden Compass (2007)

 

 

I’m disappointed that I didn’t catch The Golden Compass in the theaters. The special effects and animation I bet were wonderful on the big screen. I would have like to have seen the airships, well the zeppelin flying into the city bigger than life.

What I liked most beyond the gorgeous animation was the idea of [...]