Gravity: Ugh

October 08, 2014Minivan Dad

Remarkable is a loaded word.

Adaptation: What the?

September 02, 2014Minivan Dad

I renounce fish.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter: I Did Not Know That!

July 30, 2014Minivan Dad

There are more historical revelations in this film than I could have possibly imagined, and the scope is so much larger than the myopic Lincoln and all of its covert political machinations. 

Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman, Damn Glad to Meet You...

June 27, 2014Minivan Dad

When College Kid was about to turn 17, I decided that there were certain movies she needed to see so that she would know what the hell I was talking about when I used lines from them. After all, MinivanDad can't spend his whole life quoting only Cinderella and Ariel. That would be wonderf- I mean weird.

We begin with Animal House. 

A Real Cinderella? Bibbidi-Bobbidi-BooHoo...

June 04, 2014Minivan Dad

I'll still be able to watch the original version and the greatest climactic scene in the history of animation, possibly in the history of movies. It won't be the same. 

Godzilla? Gojira? Got it? Good.

May 30, 2014Minivan Dad

So last night I saw and wrote about Chef, a loving small tribute to a man's growth and how it affects his family. Tonight I went to Godzilla. It ain't small. 

Chef... More than just food, but damn! I'm hungry!

May 30, 2014Minivan Dad

Chef is like that. I really enjoyed this film. It's a little bit of everything. A buddy comedy, a personal quest, a modern social networking commentary, a family drama, and a road trip. By the end, I had a smile on my face and all I could think of doing was going home to cook something for dinner. (I did, by the way. Bacon Mac and Cheese. It was tas-ty.)

Man of Steel... Come On Guys! It's Not Just an S!

May 28, 2014Minivan Dad

See, being Superman, it's really kind of cool. Clark, because he was raised in Kansas instead of Krypton, knows just how kind of cool it is. Snyder and Nolan try so hard to take away the cool and replace it with angst, that they create too many obstacles for me to have to overcome.