Posted in Movie Reviews on Oct 21st, 2009 2 Comments »
Director: Oren Peli Genre: Horror/Thriller/Mystery Year: 2007 (released 2009) This feel did sort of creep up on us like its subject matter, didn’t it? When I initially heard of it it was set to be playing in something like thirteen places and only for a limited time. Next thing I know it is everywhere, playing [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Oct 16th, 2009 No Comments »
Director: Joon-ho Bong Genre: Drama/Thriller/Crime Year: 2003 Based on the true events of South Korea’s most notorious serial killer/rapist, this movie is an overview of the investigation that went into the still unresolved case. Though clearly dramatized, the film still comes across as a powerful, thrilling police drama as a group of investigators rush to [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Oct 8th, 2009 No Comments »
Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady Genre: Documentary/Drama Year: 2006 Ironically, one of the most alarming documentaries I have watched in quite some time, this Oscar nominated film follows a number of youngsters from conservative Christian families as they are sent to the Kids on Fire Camp – a summer camp (located in Devil’s Lake, N.D [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Oct 5th, 2009 1 Comment »
Director: John Huston Genre: Drama Genre: 1984 Geoffrey Firmin (Albert Finney; Before the Devil Knows You Are Dead, Big Fish), British consul to Mexico, stationed in Cuernavaca, is drunk. Again, this time permanently. With his life unraveling before him, paired with the seeming loss of his wife, he has begun to split at the seams, [...]