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, [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Sep 4th, 2009 No Comments »
Director: Darren Aronofsky Genre: Drama/Sport Year: 2008 I will start with an honest statement: This is my least favorite of Darren Aronofsky’s movies. I will follow that up with a second honest statement: This movie is great! With the likes of Wong Kar-wai, Danny Boyle, Kim Ki-duk and Guillermo del Toro, Aronofsky is simply one [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Aug 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Director: Isabel Coixet Genre: Drama Year: 2008 A strong drama always gets to me and this is precisely that, the story of David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley; Transsiberian, Lucky Number Slevin) a cultural critic, persona and professor who has spend the most of his life living in independence and free from any social commitment. Even the [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Aug 4th, 2009 1 Comment »
Director: Duncan Jones Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller Year: 2009 In the span of a week, I have watched two of the most amazing Science Fiction films in a very long time and I have to say, I love the way Sci-Fi is reinventing itself. Or perhaps reinventing itself is not the right way to put it but [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Jul 27th, 2009 No Comments »
Director: Neill Blomkamp Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure/Action Year: 2009 I consider myself lucky to have been one of the few people that got to see the world premiere of this particular movie at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, it has given me the opportunity to post a review for this particular film a good two weeks before [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Jul 9th, 2009 No Comments »
Director: Sam Mendes Genre: Drama Year: 2008 Right off the top of my head I would say this was one of the best films of 2008 and it goes to explain the number of nominations and awards it received, though disappointingly, that list does not include Best Picture. Given that the field was five and [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Jul 8th, 2009 No Comments »
Director: Cédric Klapish Genre: Drama/Romance/Comedy Year: 2005 Few are the films that match or improve on the first installment. By nature, it would seem, sequels are destined to suck, with a few notable exceptions. Oftentimes the trap is to use the formula for the original film, change a few aspects here and there, add more [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Jul 6th, 2009 No Comments »
Song of the Day: “Varka Sto Yalo” by Karl Zero High Tension Director: Alexandre Aja Genre: Horror/Thriller Year: 2003 For starters, allow me to say that you should not watch this movie while eating cold pizza. Or eating anything for that matter…not very conducive to the appetite. Really. With that out of the way, I [...]