Zombieland

*** - I’ve never really been a fan of zombie flicks - or the horror genre, in general – so when movies come along that attempt to skewer those types of films, I am usually game for them. Unfortunately, I am often disappointed by these parodies. “Zombieland”, luckily, is a rare exception, in that it contains enough humor to be watchable pretty much all the way through. Aging bong connoisseur Woody Harrelson is the main reason for this movie being decent, as he has some pretty good lines.

Transsiberian

*1/2 – Falsely advertised as a “thrilling, suspenseful mystery”, yet I could detect no particular mystery, no thrills, and very little suspense. Still, it’s not a bad film, and had some really nice Siberian scenery (i.e. snow, ice, broken-down vehicles and burned-out buildings). Stars marijuana industry bankroller Woody Harrelson, Ben Kingsley in an array of goofy hats, and some creepy Spanish guy.