Invictus – Movie Review
The year is 1994 and Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) has just been elected the first Black president of South Africa, after having spent 27 years in prison for his anti- apartheid activism. It’s a tumultuous period for the country. For the first time in the nation’s history, the White ruling class (i.e. Afrikaners) is out of […]
Nine – Movie Review
Like 1986’s Little Shop of Horrors and Hairspray, Nine is a movie based on a musical that was based on a movie. Inspired by Federico Fellini’s semi-autobiographical 8 ½, the film follows Italian film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis). Guido is a legendary director whose last two films were flops. Production of his eagerly anticipated […]
Up in the Air – Movie Review
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) fires people. It’s his job. He’s not a CEO nor does he work in Human Resources. He is a hired gun brought in to facilitate a business’ bloodletting. He handles the dirty work “the suits” don’t have the stomach for. As such, he exists in a world of perpetual travel. Constantly […]
Up in the Air
Like all of Jason Reitman’s films thus far, “Up In The Air” deals with complex characters and intriguing situations that are beyond the average scope of films seen today. Over the past four years, Reitman has brought to the silver screen main characters like a big tobacco lobbyist, a pregnant teenager, and now a man […]
The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog isn’t a return to the brilliant early 90’s heyday of Disney Animation, but it is for sure a huge step in the right direction. Twisting the classic tale of The Frog Princess on its head this version of the classic fairytale has the “princess” turn into a frog when she […]
Invictus
Clint Eastwood’s latest is an unoriginal and uninspired affair, that while holding a fine performance from Morgan Freeman and some rewarding moments, is too flawed in too many areas to really excel. The story revolves around the work of Nelson Mandela from the end of South Africa’s apartheid and through the first year or so […]
Thirst
Chan-wook Park’s entry into the vampire genre is one of the fresher and more interesting entries into the genre yet is a bit uneven to be an absolute success. Following Sang-hyun, a young and giving priest who does nothing but good for his community secretly doubts the failing world he lives in. Making the almost […]
‘Hobbit’ begins casting this week!
I’m sure the wait is killing many of you. It is hard to believe it has been six years since the last Tolkien film. I had fully expected The Hobbit to be rolling into theaters by this time. Although lawsuits and busy directors have set it back. So, unfortunately we have another couple years to […]