The Book of Eli – Movie Review
Denzel Washington’s latest film The Book of Eli provides me with yet another opportunity to use the phrase “post-apocalyptic”. (It seems like recently I’ve used it so frequently I’d be well served to give the phrase its own shortcut key.) It’s been thirty years since “the flash”, presumably a nuclear war of some kind though […]
Book Of Eli
The Hughes Brothers have not made a film since 2001’s From Hell starring Johnny Depp, and sometimes their lack of practice shines through in their new film Book of Eli. Their flair and overall filmmaking sense seems to be well enough intact to bring us a pretty strong January release. Post apocalyptic worlds are all […]
The Lovely Bones
Peter Jackson’s latest adaptation is visually stunning but feels like a cliff notes version of the novel and on its own right doesn’t go deep enough into these characters relationships and feelings to connect us as emotionally as possible with the rich material. The story follows the path of Susie Salmon a 14 year old […]
Gomorrah
This Italian mob movie isn’t as flashy or romanticized as many American gangster pictures are, but the films gritty and real life feel give the picture an extra weight and tension that you never know what is going to happen. Opening with a set of hits that sets off a civil war among gangs, we […]
The Messenger
Oren Moverman’s The Messenger is a great honest look into the side of war we rarely see, the deceased family dealing with receiving the news of the passing, and the results are a film filled with sadness, anger, and humor surrounding this delicate and vulnerable situation. The messenger in question is a staff sergeant, Will, […]
Crazy on the Outside
I was lucky/unlucky enough to see Tim Allen a few weeks ago when he came into town to promote his new film, Crazy on the Outside, at Ronnies 20 down in South County. I say lucky because at one time Allen was one of the most popular actors/comedians in the US. He had a number […]
Daybreakers
With the current glut of vampire movies it is easy to miss a film like Daybreakers. It doesn’t romanticize the creatures that until recently were considered monsters, but it does give them a bit of humanity. It surely isn’t a film that is aimed at the Twilight crowd, and with an January release it doesn’t […]
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The latest film from former Monty Python Terry Gilliam is a lot like a kaleidoscope, beautiful to watch, and at times captivating to watch, but ultimately confusing and a disarray of colors. The film has recently gained a lot of notoriety due to the fact that it is Heath Ledger’s final film, and he died […]
Crazy on the Outside – Movie Review
Tim Allen makes his directorial debut in a well-meaning mess of a film called Crazy on the Outside. Allen also stars as Tommy, an ex-con fresh out of prison for pirating DVDs. (Apparently those FBI warnings we have to sit through are serious.) Needing a place to stay he takes up residence at his sister […]
Leap Year – Movie Review
As Leap Year begins, Anna (Amy Adams) is attempting to purchase a hotly sought after condo with Jeremy (Adam Scott), her cardiologist boyfriend of four years. Jeremy is the sort of pleasing but uninspiring man that women in romantic comedies typically find themselves entangled with just before meeting someone new and exciting. (Smartly parodied in […]