USA A.J. Schnack It’s almost exactly an hour into About A Son before the first image of Kurt Cobain hits the screen. A series of still on-stage photos flickers in montage, then fades away. Only at the film’s end does anything like a portrait of the singer fill the frame. The rest of the images … Continue reading
USA, Jeff Garlin You know — or should know — John Waters as the director of some of the dirtiest low-art movies ever made. If Pink Flamingos, Polyester and Female Trouble aren’t in your repertoire, it’s high time to update the Netflix queue. But Waters is also an able speaker; his lectures are more like … Continue reading
Is this really what people my age are like? Are they as grimly dull and mopey as the characters in The Last Kiss, the movie that takes the shine off Zach Braff’s Garden State? The film follows a quartet of morose motherfuckers who are having some kind of 2/5ths life crisis about their various relationships. … Continue reading
UKGabriel Range In my initial notes, I called Death of a President the scam of the festival. After some reflection, that’s probably too harsh. But it is a waste of a perfectly good controversy, and another blow for the politcally aware audience which wants more films like Fog of War and less of Michael Moore’s … Continue reading
Edward Burns is a guy I cannot help but respect and appreciate. The Brothers McMullen was a great little debut and though it tread similar turf I feel She’s the One is a special comedy I can watch any time thanks to the chemistry of Burns, Mike McGlone and John Mahoney. His subsequent works have … Continue reading
I respect James Ellroy’s love for Los Angeles. I don’t understand it – there may not be a city that wasn’t once part of the Confederacy that I hate more – but I can respect it. He loves his city in the same way that I love mine and his novels are like bitter love … Continue reading
Written by Tim LebbonPublished by Leisure BooksBuy it from the Creature Co! Before I get to the actual review, please allow me an aside: Several months ago, I bought and read my first Graham Masterton novel: Manitou Blood. Unless someone convinces me otherwise, it’ll be my last. It’s a vampire novel. I try to avoid … Continue reading
(Nick’s Review) Watching Pan’s Labyrinth doesn’t just deliver the joy of seeing a well-made film. It doesn’t just deliver the wonder of a darkly beautiful fantasy brought to life. Watching Pan’s Labyrinth gives you the excitement of experiencing a filmmaker blossoming into true greatness, a director taking his spot alongside the other genius fantasists of … Continue reading
Last week my father went to see Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and was surprised to see people getting up and leaving when the group launched into some of the stuff off Neil Young’s latest album. It was the political music, especially Let’s Impeach the President, that sent them scurrying out of the venue, which … Continue reading
South KoreaBong Joon-ho Monster movies get short critical shrift, especially when they’re massive blockbusters that run on CGI like a Dodge guzzling leaded gasoline. But when the same film has a strong family component and undercurrents of environmental and political awareness, people pay attention. Such is the case with The Host, which has broken records … Continue reading