Hey! This is Shala from Life Between Films, film festival contributor for LAMB. As you may or may not know, I introduced this little feature on LAMB about a year ago to cerebrate independent film festivals. I hope to expand what is presented in this little corner of the LAMB site and make it something that all of you would love to read and participate in.  Here is currently how you can be apart of ‘The Festival Experience’ with...

It’s been a while since we’ve had a documentary in the LAMBScores, but we’ve finally got one in Life Itself. Considering the topic (the life of Roger Ebert), it’s no surprise that this would have been well-received. As you’ll see below, the film has firmly taken over the #1 spot in this year’s LAMBScores. We also have reviews for...

There are times when your own opinion doesn’t necessarily match up with the general population. I don’t mean when you dislike Adam Sandler’s latest trough of tripe but it still tops the box office, I’m talking about the opinions of real people – you know, movie critics. There are films out there that it has been deemed not just unusual, but seemingly implausible to not just like, but love. That’s what...

If you’ve been been paying any attention at all to the LAMB, you’d know that we recently held the second annual (official) meetup on July 11-13 in Chicago. A great time was had by all, and the even has been documented on the site’s of many LAMBs who either made the trip or are locals to the Chicagoland area. We even did a LAMBcast that was set in the apartment of another local LAMB. Long story short: if you didn’t go,...

The latest Movie of the Month has been decided upon!

I’m pretty sure this has never happened before. When I put the call out for Movie of the Month champions recently, two separate people managed to put the same film forward. The odds against that are pretty damn astronomical, but clearly it would seem that the best way for your film to win is to have two Lambs campaigning for it, because the winner for August 2014 is...

Way back in February 2013, the first official LAMB Meet-Up occurred in Vegas, and was attended by in total 14 LAMB members (including partners). This year the location of Chicago was picked – mainly because it seems a heck of a lot of LAMBs live in the Chicago area – and over the course of the weekend far more LAMB members attended. As such, it felt right to hold a podcast to mark such a momentous occasion. 

Dylan...

Transformers: Age of Extinction may have dominated the box office but our sophisticated LAMBs were clearly more interested in the other new releases. Making his English-language debut, Joon-ho Bong’s Snowpiercer easily found a place in our Top 10 LAMBScores of the year. In addition, John Carney’s Begin Again received...

We’re back with another installment of Classic Chops. This time it was a free for all. Any posts on any movie released before 1965 were allowed. Thanks to all who submitted reviews.

Next time we’re going to venture into the world of musicals. So send links to your reviews or articles on any musical…released before 1965, of course. The address is classicchops@gmail.com. Have your submissions in by midnight on...

A few weeks ago we held a draft over on the Lambcast, wherein Lackey, Dylan, DJ, Dan and myself all attempted to create the greatest team of character actors from outside of North America. We the left it up to you to vote for the best team. Well, the results are in, the votes have been counted, and the winner is….

Dan Heaton of Public Transportation Snob, making it two wins in a row for Dan, the current undisputed champion of the...

This week we only have one new release and it’s the latest film by Clint Eastwood. Did his Jersey Boys charm the lammies, or did their song fall flat? Find out below and don’t forget to have your say in the forums.

Rotten Tomatoes: 2.70...

Martin Scorsese has a lot of classic movies under his belt, but you could argue that Taxi Driver was his first. IMDb describes it as “A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process,” but is there more to it than...

It’s sequel week on the LAMBScores but don’t worry, these ones are welcome! How to Train Your Dragon 2 and 22 Jump Street hit the box office recently and both managed to garner significant critical acclaim. Find out what the lammies had to say about these films below and don’t forget to contribute your reviews in the forums.