‘Insomnia’ (2002): Always a Reason When You Can’t Sleep (Review)

“There are two kinds of people in Alaska,” said the bartender.  “Those who are born here and those who come here to escape something.  I wasn’t born here.”  I wouldn’t know if it is true, but it’s a fabulous movie line.  She, the bartender, says this after realizing that detective who can’t sleep is doing … Continue reading →

The Hours: Into the River (Review)

“Three separate women, over the course of a normal day, live their entire lives.” Directed By: Stephen Daldry  Rated: PG-13, 114 min At the beginning of The Hours, Virginia Woolf steps into a river.  The river runs along somewhere in Sussex England, in a year before I was born, but the water could have run from any … Continue reading →

Oct 12: Equilibrium

“In a Fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.” Directed by: Kurt Wimmer, Rated: R, 107 minutes Dark City, The Matrix, Equilibrium– all three of these films are similar in style and theme, and you’ve probably only heard of one of … Continue reading →

Aug 15: Adaptation

“A lovelorn screenwriter turns to his less talented twin brother for help when his efforts to adapt a non-fiction book go nowhere.” Directed by: Spike Jonze, Rated: R, 114 minutes Two Cages. Two Nicolas Cages. In one film. If that alone doesn’t sell you on Adaptation, throw in Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper. Yeah, shit’s … Continue reading →

July 29: Signs

“A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.” Directed by: M. Night Schamsadmalmlamalmlman Rated: PG-13, 106 minutes Signs is the best movie to use when explaining the career of M. Night Shouldertocryon. He’s a terrific visual director, capturing suspense brilliantly, but cannot direct … Continue reading →

July 25: 28 Days Later…

“Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.” Directed by: Danny Boyle, Rated: R, 113 minutes 28 Days Later is a terrifying look at what would happen if the world submerged into chaos and we lost control of absolutely everything. While the pandemic featured … Continue reading →

May 19: Minority Report

“In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.” Minority Report is one of Steven Spielberg’s best movies. It’s one of the best sci-fi movies I have ever seen and it paints one hell … Continue reading →

April 25: The Rules of Attraction

“The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.”    The Rules of Attraction is one of the those movies that should be much better than it is. It’s directed and written by Roger Avary, who also wrote Pulp … Continue reading →