Movie Reviews

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REVIEW: PRODUCERS, THE

The two hours I spent in the theater watching The Producers were the two most fun hours I have had in a movie theater this year. The adaptation of the Broadway musical version of Mel Brooks’ original movie pops, crackling energy from the screen even though it’s completely stagey. The story is simple – Max … Continue reading

REVIEW: NEW WORLD, THE (RUSS’ TAKE)

This review refers to a cut of the film that may not be seen in theaters in wide release next January. It is the cut that is opening this weekend in selected cities. Watching a Terrence Malick movie, I get the idea the he’s deliberately trying to tear down old mythologies. Whether he’s intentionally replacing … Continue reading

REVIEW: FUN WITH DICK AND JANE

Fun With Dick and Jane reminds me of the 1982 film Pieces. No, Jim Carrey doesn’t go around cutting up women to create a composite girl (although if that had been the plot I would surely have liked the film better). Rather, the movie feels like it’s been cobbled together from all over the place … Continue reading

MUSIC REVIEW: KING KONG

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!LABEL: Decca/UniversalMSRP: $18.98TRACKS: 21MUSIC BY: James Newton Howard It seems that more often than not, films now are overshadowed by what goes on behind the scenes. Talk of power struggles between director and star have been commonplace since movies began, not to mention the usual talk of studio interference, which … Continue reading

REVIEW: WOLF CREEK

The trends of horror have finally come back to what I like. For too long horror films were tongue in cheek – even low-budget films didn’t take themselves too seriously. I thought that the death knell had finally been sounded for horror when PG-13 movies became all the craze. But it turns out that maybe … Continue reading

REVIEW: MAREBITO

I hated Ju-On, and I hated the remake, The Grudge. Both were directed by Takashi Shimizu, who has made a cottage industry of retelling the same story about a ghostly curse in various sequels and direct to TV films. I hated Ju-On because I felt like I wasn’t needed – the film has utterly no … Continue reading

REVIEW: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

What I remember most about Brokeback Mountain is how beautiful it is. The movie in my mind’s eye is a steady succession of gorgeous scenery – majestic mountains and lonely plains, rivers and streams and long, endless highways. Ang Lee tells his sad love story perfectly with just the scenery of the American West. Which … Continue reading

REVIEW: KING KONG

This review could be considered to contain spoilers if you are not familiar with the original King Kong. Ie, if you have arrived on our planet within the last three days.There’s no point in comparing Peter Jackson’s King Kong to the original. The 1933 movie is pretty close to perfect, a film that still works … Continue reading