Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Whoah...hi, Billy

Shia Labeouf plays the title character, Charlie Countryman, an aimless man who suddenly finds himself without his mother or any direction (and a really bad last name).   He meets a cellist (Evan Rachel Wood) who he feels a connection to because of a series of events put into motion by his ghost-mom, and her ghost-dad.  Then he does some drugs, gets hit by a car, has his life threatened multiple times, and nearly gets killed.    And there's some random souls floating around...and a Harry Potter kid suffers from priapism.  Hooh boy, Lady Luck, it's going to be a long one.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system

Godzilla director Gareth Edwards made this independent film about monsters, which isn't about monsters at all.  Scoot McNairy plays a photographer trying to scrape by off of taking pictures of tragedies committed by tentacled monsters in Mexico.  His boss forces him to help his daughter (Whitney Able) back over the border into America.  Along the way they learn about the creatures, humanity, and love.  They even learn a thing or two.  And if you're not careful you may learn something too.  Lady Luck's gonna have a good time.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Sir, we've been skirting Mexican air space for the last ten minutes.

Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, and Madeline Stowe star in Lady Luck's new picture:  Revenge.  A fighter pilot and Mexican king pin are best friends who have a falling out over a little matter of his wife being banged.  Costner gets the crap kicked out of him, heals up, and gets...well...revenge.  Sort of.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Does this word not sound like the deathbird calling your name at midnight?

Lady Luck takes us back to 1922 for the silent movie that first ushered vampires to the silver screen.  Nosferatu, played by Max Schreck, goes by the name Count Orlock.  He has his minion, Knock, summon the film's protagonist named Hutter up to his castle.  He soon learns that his host is a vampire feeding off of him nightly.  He escapes to rush home and help his somewhat suicidal wife before Orlock moves in next door.  The body count rises and horror ensues.