Not since 2007’s “Hot Fuzz” has there been a mainstream Buddy Cop movie to my recollection.  That’s why when I saw a trailer for the recent movie “Cop Out” I was excited.  I grew up in the golden era of Buddy Cop movies where it seemed every year there was a new law enforcement comedy duo ready to hit the streets. [more]

In 1998 filmmaker Kevin Tomlinson set out with a friend on a journey of discovery. More than 20 years later what started as a road trip has led to the documentary film “Back to the Garden”. I recently had an opportunity to watch a copy of the film and speak to Tomlinson about the film itself, and the process that making it involved. [more]

‘What’s to Love?’ is a weekly article featuring interviews of random local passersby to find out what people love and hate about downtown Olympia and of the many things Olympia has to offer. Our city has recently won multiple awards. Now we’ll ask the locals what they love about this place. This week’s WTL focuses on the Olympia Film Festival, which is brought to us by the wonderful Olympia Film Society. [more]

Caution: The following movie review is for a rated R movie containing adult language, crude humor, sexual situations, and brief nudity. Not this review, but the movie itself. Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way let me tell you about one of the funniest movies I’ve seen all year. [more]

It was date night this week, and that meant a trip to see the new romantic comedy “The Ugly Truth” starring Katherine Heigl, (best known for her performance in the movie “Knocked Up”) as a Sacramento television news producer and Gerard Butler (best known for his performance in “300”) as host of a local relationship based talk show called The Ugly Truth. Even though the theater was packed it was a nice respite from the heat to be in an air-conditioned theater and I was looking forward to a fun time. [more]

As an avid movie watcher (100-150+ movies a year in the theater) it is often the case that I find myself watching movies that others have missed. Movie industry programming what it is, small movies are often countered programmed against bigger and more mainstream movies in order to find that audience that is turned off by the next big blockbuster. [more]

My first encounter with the Coen brothers was Raising Arizona. I’ve come to expect the same off-beat, slightly twisted sense of humor with an element of transcendent nonsense that permeates their story lines–I like it. Burn After Reading is both off-beat and twisted, but it fails for me on several levels.

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AS A HUSBAND AND A FATHER OF TWO LOVELY DAUGHTERS, there are times when I feel the need to sneak off at night and sit in front of my computer and download a movie from iTunes that’s full of action. The more explosions, chase scenes and shoot outs the better. [more]