In brief; It’s a good film. It may not be for everyone, but it’s a slow burn, much more of a character piece than I was expecting, and very effectively creepy at times. If that sounds like something that could potentially be your cup of tea, go check it out. If you’re looking for something … Continue reading
Amongst my friends, I’m sometimes known as a prognosticator. If I see a tiny film that sends out a few ripples, or perhaps is unjustly ignored, and I can recognize a great deal of potential in the film’s director, I like to “sell” that movie and filmmaker to as many people as possible. When Shallow … Continue reading
Horror-Comedy is a tough hybrid to master, since you’re balancing two seemingly incompatible emotional states. On the high end of this spectrum, you have films like An American Werewolf In London, in which you have fully developed characters, genuinely hilarious moments, and also genuinely terrifying ones. On the low end you have something from Uwe … Continue reading
Lisa Cholodenko is a bit of a name in the lesbian entertainment community, which is impressive, given that her output so far has consisted of High Art (1998), a small handful of (respectable) television episodes, and her latest film, The Kids Are All Right (Not to be confused with the documentary about The Who, The … Continue reading
What’s that? You’ve never watched a movie before? Don’t be scared. There’s just a couple of things you need to know before you pop that VHS into the machine, or plunk a nickel down at your local odeon. 1. Be alive. Also, as the movie plays, make sure that you’re looking at the screen that … Continue reading
I love the phrase “There are two kinds of people in the world. . .”, so I will use it thusly. There are two kinds of people in the world; Those that latch on to what is popular, and those that avoid popular culture like the plague. Those that feel vindicated when a movie they … Continue reading
As the news came in from Comic-Con this past weekend, I pored over every article. Every juicy bit of news, from project announcements to press conferences. And there is quite a bit. Since the place has slowly turned into the Nerd Mecca over the years, all the major studios have been using it as their … Continue reading
Inception won’t end up being my favorite movie of the year, but it is without a doubt the “best” movie of the year so far, to a degree that I don’t see it facing much of a challenge from any other in the coming months. This is the combined work of a group of master … Continue reading
In some ways, I think I would have made a good soldier. I’m completely amoral, have a good mind for tactics, and I’ve a hearty lust for bloodshed. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to listen, and have no innate sense of self preservation, so any real life military antics of mine would probably leave me … Continue reading
I like Batman & Robin. A lot. Possibly even more than The Dark Knight. I thought that the shot-by-shot remake of Psycho was a good idea, and well executed. Very few of my favorite movies are not American made. And I’m a fan of Ben Affleck. . . as an actor. How did a (somewhat) … Continue reading