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‘The World’s End’ brings Edgar Wright’s Cornetto trilogy to a brilliant close

worldsendA few years ago, “Shaun of the Dead” took us all by surprise and made Edgar Wright a household name in the in the United States geek kingdom. Now, with the appropriately titled “The World’s End”, he wraps up his Cornetto Trilogy, which began with “Shaun of the Dead”, continued with “Hot Fuzz”.

Much of the same cast returns. Of course, the main two players, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are back. What is amazing about Edgar Wright’s movies, is how even though he brings the same actors back, they are always playing totally different characters. Continue reading ‘The World’s End’ brings Edgar Wright’s Cornetto trilogy to a brilliant close

Critics Chat on KC Live!: ‘The Butler’, ‘Kick Ass 2’, and ‘jOBS’

Friday, August 16, 2013

I made my debut on KC Live! with Michael Mackie and Michelle Davidson today. You can check out the clip below. In a segment with Michael, I discussed “The Butler”, “Kick-Ass 2”, and “jOBS”.

From Kansas City Live!:

Every Friday, new movies hit theatre screens across the country. In this week’s Critic Chat, find out if “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”, “Kick-Ass 2” and “JOBS” are worth the movie ticket price. Watch the video in the player above to hear a preview from Kansas City film critic, Tim English.

Critic Chat on KC Live!:

Ashton Kutcher never seems comfortable in ‘jOBS’ shoes

I gave this a chance, honestly. Look, Ashton Kutcher wouldn’t have been my first choice to play Apple technology innovator Steve Jobs. Kutcher has the look, as a photo in the end credits proves, he just doesn’t have the — oh, man, there has to be a better word other than….talent —jobs2

The film takes us through Jobs’ college days, all the way up through the invention of the iPod. It’s a fairly interesting movie. After all, this is the guy that brought us the iMac, the iPhone, and all those other gadgets we use so we don’t have to pay attention to each other.

But, it’s all soooo boring to watch….. Continue reading Ashton Kutcher never seems comfortable in ‘jOBS’ shoes