Clik here to view.
"Catch Me If You Can" Is A Less Satisfying Spielberg Movie
Catch Me If You Can (2002)I'd been meaning to rewatch this one for quite a while.When I first watched this, I only knew Leonardo DiCaprio from the film "Titanic" and from his reputation as a pin-up for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
British Jihadists in Iraq And Syria "Wah! We Want To Go Home!" - Seriously???
Just saw this article:Disillusioned British jihadists beg to come homeOkay, correct me if I'm getting this mixed up in any way, but this gist of this seems to be...- Some idiots in Britain decided it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Locke" Is A Successful Experiment For Director Steven Knight
Locke (2013)One man in a car. How exciting can it possibly be?Well, I guess it's a testament to Tom Hardy that I was absolutely gripped for the entire second half (and well on the way for much of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Pride" - Not Just An Awesome British Cast, But Also An Awesome British Film...
Pride (2014)I was tredipdatious going into this film. So many British films with fantastic casts which don't pay off. (A trailer has been released for "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" by the way...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Short Term 12" Is A Quite Impressive Story About Neglected Youth - Albeit...
Short Term 12 (2013)On the one hand this was recommended avidly all over the place. On the other hand it's a gritty drama about neglected youths. In a way, I got exactly what I ought to have expected....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Movie Guide 2014: September - December
At the beginning of the year I made a number of posts talking about my most anticipated films for 2014. Some anticipated movies have been excellent, some anticipated movies have been extremely...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Original "Scarface" Is An Awesome Piece Of Thirties Cinema
Scarface (1932)I'd already partially seen DePalma's version, but I was interested to check out the classic black and white gangster movie classic it was based on. Oddly enough, the reason I never got...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Super Sci-Fi Review Selection 21: Terry Gilliam's Latest Has Tons Of Imagery,...
The Zero Theorem (2013)Gilliam's style seems to be a burden rather than a blessing here. Gilliam made wonderful comedy movies in the past, yet "The Zero Theorem" has little in the way of joy. But with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Norwegian Ninja" Is A Bizarre Low-Budget Spoof
Norwegian Ninja (2010)From the director of the 'H' section of "The ABCs of Death".On the one hand it is low budget; inventively and endearingly so. On the other hand there are many absurdly funny...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Super Sci-Fi Review Selection 22: "Her" Has A Great Central Premise, But...
Her (2013)Wow, what a disappointment! I've loved all of Spike Jonze previous films. His last film "Where The Wild Things Are" pretty much had me in tears. But in this film about love, I found myself...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Bad Milo" Is A Surprisingly Restrained Comedy About A Monster Emerging From...
Bad Milo! (2013)It's about the most bizarre premise you could imagine. A monster which lives in a man's backside and is created as a result of stress.A comedy monster movie sounded right up my alley so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Man Of Tai Chi" Is A Wonderful Surprise. A Spectacular Hi-Octane Fighting...
Man of Tai Chi (2013)"Man Of Tai Chi" is a fairly quirky martial arts film. The premise is that the protagonist has been taught a martial art fighting style based on Tai Chi, which is actually simply a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"The Kick" Is A Fun Action Movie, But It's A Bit Bland And Not As Funny As It...
The Kick (2011)Prachya Pinkaew has been a pretty consistent martial arts director for me, not simply because of the talent of the fighters or the quality of the camerawork, but because he knows how to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Director Showcase: Joon-Ho Bong - Part One
Joon-Ho Bong is, for me, the most consistently awesome director of Korean cinema. While Chan-Wook Park's films have sometimes gone a little too bizarre and while I've been really unimpressed with some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Director Showcase: Joon-Ho Bong - Part Two
I've still not seen "Barking Dogs Never Bite", Joon-Ho Bong's first full-length feature. But, besides that, I seem to be all the way up to date now. Sadly becoming fully up-to-date has involved some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wes Craven Bonanza! (Sort of) + Even More Horror Reviews...
Wow, these are a whole bunch of old reviews I thought I'd already posted. Well, better late than never I guess!We've got a Wes Craven theme going here, except I don't mean several Wes Craven movies. I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Grand Piano" Is A Simple But Satisfying Thriller
Grand Piano (2013)After Elijah Wood's awesome performance in the remake of "Maniac" I now find that just his name and a decent premise is enough to get me interested.So here, the premise is that a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"All Is Lost" Attempts To Maintain A Film With No Dialogue, But Ultimately...
All Is Lost (2013)When I heard "All Is Lost" was a film all about Robert Redford on his own in a boat, I wasn't sure about this movie. But when I discovered that the director of "Margin Call" was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
wCatching Up On Horror Reviews Before October....
After a really busy year, I've been gradually catching up with my reviews. Now the October horror marathon is once again upon us. It has been dubbed "Hoop-Tober" on Letterboxd, even for those not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Catching Up On Even More Horror Reviews Before October....
I've been putting horror reviews on the back burner for a while now and quite a few have built up. So here are another six horror catch-up reviews before the big Letterboxd 'Hoop-Tober' horror marathon...
View Article