Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope
Conventional Wisdom Dorkdom
Official Website | Trailers & Mo
PG-13 | 88 min

Morgan Spurlock takes a very Morgan Spurlockish topic and makes a very un-Morgan Spurlocklike doc about it.  WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!?!?!?  It means Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope is a pretty standard made doc about something pop culturalish (San Diego’s annual comics & movie dweeb-a-thon), BUT, for the first time ever, Spurlock doesn’t rear his ugly face or give voice to his voice!!  You’d think that this would be a good thing, but after awhile, you kinda start wishing that he’d pop up to laff and smile and provide everymanish commentary

There’s nothing overtly special about this documentary, and it’s probably the least engaging one Spurlock has made, but don’t think for a second that it’s not worth yer time/dime.  This is a great way for you to see what Comic-Con is like (minus any real insight or history) without actually attending.  We’ve never been to Comic-Con, but have worked some other Comic-Con-esque-ish-like cons, and believe you we, it’s better to watch from afar, and not have to inhale the smell of these people

These people come from all walks of geek life, and Spurlock follows a handful of them in and around the con – 2 aspiring graphic artists looking to break into the indutsry, a girl obsessed with video games and creating costumes from them, a guy who plans on proposing to his nerdy queen with the help of Kevin Smith, and our personal favorite, a ye olde thyme comic book collector and seller, who puts some perspective on how the convention has changed over the years (guess what, it’s less about the comics and more about selling movies!)

Smattered inbetween all of this are one-liner reflections about the con by fans and the famous, who are also fans, peeps like Stan Lee, [THE MESSIAH] Joss Whedon, the aforementioned Smith, Eli Roth, etc etc

moral of the story – Spurlock’s very un-Spurlockiskian Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope doesn’t provide much hope, but does provide cuteness, laughs and a delightful lil overview of a convention that we should all probably stay 4 states away from

Verdictgo: Jeepers Worth A Peepers

Hope floats in limited release AND on VOD Friday

and until next thyme the balcony is clothed…

Krysten Ritter

if she dated herself, her celeb couple name would be ‘Krytter’, maybe.  who cares.  did you see her eyes?  they walk on water and turn water into flizzum jazzum.  all the boys think she’s a spy, cause she has Bette Davis’ thighs

We Have a Pope
(Habemus Papam)
Conclave of Forgotten Dreams
Official Website | Trailers & Mo
Not Rated | 102 min

We Have A Pope! And we have a mildly amusing movie about the selection of a Pope, who doesn’t really want to be the Pope, which sets off a series of sorta funny situations of cardinals doing cardinal stuff and doing normal people stuff!!!  OH THE HILARITY!  Not really, but Nanni Moretti really wishes you found it hilarious, which it probably would be, for anyone who lives in Vatican City, which is not many of us!

The flick is basically split into two parts. One revolves around the reluctant Pope (Michel Piccoli), who ‘escapes’ from the Vatican and roams round Rome, wandering and wondering about life outside of the red robes, and reminiscing about childhood and things and stuff.  The other half focuses on a psychiatrist (Moretti), whose original job was to get to the bottom of the reluctant Pope’s demons, but since the Pope fled, he makes the most of his time by keeping the rest of the cardinals entertained, even forcing them to play volleyball.  Cardinals playing volleyball, ha!!!  The Pope in every day situation bits is overly sentimental and not all that interesting, even though it probably should be.  The bits where the cardinals are playing volleyball is the only thing worth keeping score of.   Cardinals playing volleyball, ha HA!!!

moral of the story – if yer hard up for Papal humor or Papal anything, by all means, have We Have A Pope, but if you’d rather watch something more churchy and educmacational, peas peas peas watch the doc Constantine’s Sword

Verdictgo: Sum Merit But No Stinkin Badges

Pope mildly disrobes in limited release this Friday

and until next thyme the balcony is clothed…

President Jimmy Carter dons an Indian headdress as he chats with Iron Eyes Cody, the ‘concerned Indian’, during a ceremony at the White House at which the President met with leaders of Keep America Beautiful, Inc on the eve of tomorrow’s observance of national Keep America Beautiful Day.  Washington, DC, April 21st, 1978 [Corbis]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU ALL ITALIAN/ZERO NATIVE AMERICAN MAN!!!

Alfred Hitchcock wearing a Beatle wig, 1964

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