Spot Reviews
Spot Reviews
Spot Reviews
Movie - Love Me (2014) [3.5] Documentary about Russian brides. Follows five men, four who use A Foreign Affair and one who uses Elena’s Models, as they travel to Russia to meet their potential mates. Also has interviews with company spokespeople. Nice human interest stories without being exploitative. Two weddings and three disappointments. [ http://lovemethedocumentary.com ]
Movie - Above and Beyond (2015) [3.0] Documentary about the first pilots of the Israeli Air Force back when Israel became independent and they were immediately attacked by their neighbors. Interviews with surviving pilots. Really good re-enactment CGI courtesy of Industrial Light and Magic. [ http://aboveandbeyondthemovie.com ]
Movie - Hoosiers (1986) [3.0] High school basketball film. Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) is hired as basketball coach at a small high school (60-odd students) in rural Indiana town. He has to battle the locals who don’t want Dale’s new-fangled ideas like hard practice as well as transform his seven players into a competitive team. With Barbara Hershey as Dale’s love interest and Dennis Hopper as a former local basketball star but now town drunk. I’ve known about this movie for decades but didn’t I had though it was about college basketball. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosiers ]
iOS Game - Does Not Commute (2015) [3.0] (free + $2 to unlock saved games) Clever traffic simulator. You are presented with one car and you draw its path from start to destination. Then you’re presented with the next car and draw its path. After each draw all cars restart and move from start to finish, often colliding with each other (which damages them and slows them, down). Repeat until you get to the 12th (or more) car to finish the level. Objective is to have all cars reach their destinations before time runs out. [ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/does-not-commute/id971756507?mt=8 ]
TV Show - Tyrant (2014) [3.0] Estranged second son of the king of a middle-east country returns home after two decades to attend his nephew’s wedding. He and his family become embroiled in the family politics when dad suddenly dies and the ruthless first son becomes king. Meanwhile rebellion is afoot. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrant_(TV_series) ]
Friday, August 21, 2015