Annie Get Your Gun
Show
Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music by Irving Berlin and a book by Dorothy Fields...
The March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
Movie
Opposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage...
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Movie Watch
Sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm,...
Frank Tannenbaum: The Making of a Convict Criminologist
Book
Frank Tannenbaum and the Making of a Convict Criminologist is a historical biography about Columbia...
Kevin Phillipson (9928 KP) rated Copshop (2021) in Movies
Sep 23, 2021
JT (287 KP) rated Robot & Frank (2012) in Movies
Mar 10, 2020
The portrayal of old age in any film can be depressing. We’re all going to end up that way at some point in our lives whether we like it or not. The only control we have is do we go quietly or kicking and screaming. The robot (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard) is not given a name but his calming presence and dry underlying humour make him a perfect compliment for Frank’s brash and rather direct old timer.
Frank’s hidden past was as a jewel thief, spending most of his early life inside made it clear that he was not a good father to either of his children, and he’s been divorced from his wife for some time. It’s a beautifully written script set near enough in the future that it still is in keeping with present day surroundings – uniquely different mobile phones and voice activated Skype chat seem to be the more futuristic of the technologies, robots aside.
As their relationship develops the bond between them becomes closer. It feels very much like a real life Wall-E, Frank relaxes to become dependant on the Robot. It’s a solid film with great central performances with controlled and light hearted direction. The plot is wayward at times but it holds well for the duration.
Changeling (2008)
Movie Watch
Clint Eastwood directs Oscar® winner Angelina Jolie and Oscar® nominee John Malkovich in a...
How to Get Away With Murder - Season 3
TV Season Watch
In Season 3 of "How to Get Away With Murder," Annalise Keating (Oscar winner Viola Davis) faces...
Police Squad! - Season 1
TV Season
Frank Drebbin (Leslie Nielsen) leads his bungling detective squad in the comedy series that inspired...
Dracula FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Count from Transylvania
Book
Dracula FAQ unearths little-known facts about both the historical and literary Dracula. The...