Review: Moonrise Kingdom

       I'll admit it, I'm a fan of Wes Anderson. Sure, call me a pretentious hipster douchebag, but I genuinely think that Wes Anderson is one of the best writer/directors making movies today. While The Darjeeling Limited wasn't my cup of tea (*rimshot*), I greatly enjoyed his other films, notably Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Fantastic Mr. Fox. I'm always excited to hear about his next film in the works regardless of how twee it may sound. Let's do a quick checklist to see if Moonrise Kingdom contains all of the trademarks of an Anderson film. Yellow text? Check. Center-framed shots? Oh shit yes. Matter-of-fact line readings? Check. French music? Check. Earth tones? Yup. Quirky childhood romance? You bet. Enough whimsy to power a thousand ukelele farms? Check. Oh, and of course, Bill Murray. It checks out, this is definitely a film by Wes Anderson.

Review: Caddyshack

       Caddyshack is a movie that is not only one of the best comedies ever made, but also one of the best sports movies ever made. Sports Illustrated once wrote that Caddyshack is the best golf movie ever, and Caddyshack II is the worst golf movie ever made. Caddyshack is a manic fast paced movie that loosely cirlcles around a plot, but never totally feels attached to it. It's more focused on it's eclectic collection of stars than any sort of plot. What makes this film particularly interesting though is how the stars never really seem to occupy the same space. It sometimes makes the film seem somewhat uneven as the tone changes almost as frequently as the scenes. 

The Saddest News You'll Hear Today

Assuming, of course, you don't hear any real news today. Have you heard what's going on in (insert impoverished third world country here)?


It looks like Bill Murray will not be in Ghostbusters 3, which has been talked about by Dan Aykroyd and company for a few years now. Aykroyd himself admits that he is not all that enthused about continuing his film career, but isn't beyond taking it off the table. With Murray out, the film will likely not happen, but the studio is still interested in making the sequel perhaps by replacing Murray with another actor (which worked SO well in Blues Brothers 2000). If Bill Murray isn't going to be in this movie, it shouldn't happen. However, if they decide to continue without him, they would be better off writing Dr. Peter Venkman out the film rather than replacing him with someone who is not Bill Murray. No one can replace Bill Murray.
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