David Cronenberg is back from his time in the wilderness. It’s been almost 20 years since his box office peak, The Fly, and his films in the decades since have been either non-commercial or aggressively non-commercial (M. Butterfly hasn’t even been released on DVD yet). Interestingly, Cronenberg didn’t leave behind an ounce of his artistry … Continue reading
Golf is a boring game. Bill Paxton knows this, and so he spices his golf film, The Greatest Game Ever Played, up with plenty of CGI madness. You know you’re in for something a little outside a standard golf film when, in the opening scene, the camera pans across the thatched roof of a shanty … Continue reading
Mirrormask looks really great. It looks like Dave McKean paintings come to three dimensional life, which makes sense, as he directed the film and designed the look of it. If you’re interested in seeing a movie after smoking an inordinate amount of pot, here it is. There may in fact even be a classic rock … Continue reading
Some films are nothing more than showcases for great performances. In many ways, that’s exactly what Capote is – I don’t know if it could work with someone other than Philip Seymour Hoffman in the title role. At times incredibly fascinating and at others dreadfully slow, Capote is always kept aloft by the amazing performance … Continue reading
This review contains fairly large spoilers. Check out Nick’s spoiler-free review here. There are going to be those who will say that my long held belief that Joss Whedon’s Serenity will not do that well at the box is coloring my review of that film. All I can say is that it’s not, and that … Continue reading
How badly does Flightplan stink? I’ve been sitting here coming up with lists of stinky cheeses and which athletes probably had the stinkiest feet, and I am still not finding anything comparable to the great stench that Flightplan will be laying in theaters starting this weekend. Interestingly it’s not the worst movie of the year, … Continue reading
I come to you not knowing how to take Dear Wendy, the new film written by Lars von Trier and directed by Thomas Vinterberg, the cofounders of the Dogme movement. More than Dogme, though, von Trier is best known these days for his films Dogville and Manderlay, which are both hypercritical of America – and … Continue reading
Stop motion is one of the most painstaking and difficult forms of animation. It’s too bad that Tim Burton would choose to spend so much time on making the characters in his new film, The Corpse Bride, move so elegantly and spend so little time on the story they tell. The Corpse Bride tells the … Continue reading
The Magazine: EMPIRE #196 The Pitch: The biggest and best movie magazine in the world. Made in the UK. Huge. That’s all you need to know.The Cost: $8.99The Month: OctoberThe Publisher: SameCover Story: King Kong Main Interview: Sean Penn PRO: Dangerously good and often accurate reviews section and they dish out a lot less five … Continue reading
The Magazine: Giant The Pitch: A newcomer in the world of magazines geared towards men and their entertainment. Sort of like an American HOT DOG. Of all the US books out there, this is the one most in tune with CHUD.com’s mentality.The Cost: $3.99The Month: Oct/NovThe Publisher: SameCover Story: Jennifer Love Hewitt Main Interview: Jennifer … Continue reading