The Impossible: Disaster Movie Done Right (Review)

Finally, someone has made a disaster movie that actually feels like an actual disaster. Too many times when a catastrophe happens on-screen. It’s treated like an amusement park ride. Yes there are some surprises and scares along the way but it all feels much too  safe. Movies like “Twister“, and “2012” for example have these … Continue reading →

Rise of the Guardians: Easter Christmas for Everyone! (Review)

Rise of the Guardians is a film that is very enjoyable. Although, I found myself having a difficult time really coming up with something interesting to say about it. I mean, I like it a lot actually. It’s just one of those films where it wouldn’t be too hard to convince me that you didn’t … Continue reading →

Sightseers – Holidays are Stressful (Review)

Directed by: Ben Wheatley Starring: Steve Oram, Alice Lowe Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn. A case of ‘What Wheatley did next’. After the success of his first two independent projects, ‘Down Terrace’ and the critically … Continue reading →

The Hunt – Dark Doings in Chilly Denmark (Review)

“A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.” Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, … Continue reading →

The ABCs of Death: A Bloated Anthology That Inspires Nothing More Than Boredom (Review)

I have an appreciation for the horror anthology film. In my opinion, there’s not enough of them out there. However, that’s not to say that all of them are gems. Movies like Trick ‘r Treat, Twilight Zone: The Movie, and Tales From the Hood are Halloween staples in my house, but there’s always room for … Continue reading →

Second Opinion: The Bay

Barry Levinson originally wanted to make an eco-documentary. His trouble, he says, was making it dramatic enough to retain the audience interest level. Fair point, if you assume that the audience he was trying to reach was an undemanding group of found footage fans that were also really, really into woodlice. I’ve heard they’re a brilliant, if … Continue reading →

Holy Motors: ? (A Review)

“Over the course of a day, a man is taken through a strange odyssey across Paris, assuming various roles as an assassin, a father, a musician, and a beggar.” Directed by: Leo Carax   Not Rated 115 min. A movie in some ways represents a search for meaning. In the simplest formula, characters encounter a problem, search for a … Continue reading →

Second Opinion: The Amazing Spider-Man

Disclaimer: This review was written in July, 2012 and was updated in February, 2013. Its original title is “The Web of Mediocrity”. It pains me, and distresses me to no end, as a longtime fan of Spider-Man, that The Amazing Spider-Man is one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life. Yup; … Continue reading →

Second Opinion – Skyfall

One of the rumors that followed the release of Skyfall was that this would be Daniel Craig’s last Bond film, rumors likely started because Bond is seriously injured in the newest of the 50-year old series.  The injury throws his reflexes off, slightly diminishes his strength, and even leaves a little psychological damage.  However, by the end, … Continue reading →

Second Opinion: The Dark Knight Rises (A Reflection)

I still remember the day I first saw the teaser trailer for The Dark Knight. I was in Portugal, in a very nice hotel (we’d been living in hostels and rather frugally for a few weeks at that point so that we could save up for it) down near the pool in an internet cafe. … Continue reading →