Never Let Me Go is a science fiction film. That’s not a spoiler, since it becomes apparent in the opening moments of the film, but that’s something that you might not be able to pick up on from the advertising. I won’t go into great detail about why it’s sci-fi, since that might be slightly … Continue reading
The Social Network and The Town; Two movies with little in common, except they both just came out and are the critical darlings of 2010. Both tied at a 245% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, their insane popularity threatens to blow the popular review aggregator site apart, sending Tomatoes popular “lists” into the troposphere of … Continue reading
The average, ordinary, mostly law abiding citizen has some thoughts. Thoughts which often run in the opposite direction of action taken. We may stand idly by and allow villainy to happen, watching the wolves tear the sheep apart, comforted by them fact that it’s them and not us. But in our mind, perhaps we’re Super … Continue reading
I’ve been seeing advertisements for “Adam Green’s Hatchet 2” plastered all over the internet, and it really makes me wonder; When did they start name dropping directors that no one cares about? Going in the wayback machine to the turn of the millenium, I seem to remember being surprised by a Fellowship Of The Rings … Continue reading
I take a stroll outside. It’s a overcast day, cold and wet, and the wind blows right through me. Almost unexpectedly, I realize that the sun has gone down. Something rustles in a nearby bush; a squirrel, or other small creature, surely. The dried up carcasses of withered leaves crackle beneath my stride. The air … Continue reading
This is a new feature; Cinematic Showdown, the winner takes all battle between any two films that I happen to have seen recently. Because the only thing that I love more than movies, is violence. These films may have little, if any, thematic connection. In fact, the less they have in common, the more fun … Continue reading
Do you have any “Deal Breakers”, when it comes to movies? If your girlfriend, boyfriend or undefinable one hates a certain film that you love, is it time to be moving on? As a single man, I had two criteria: Anyone that I seriously dated had to love Robocop and Dawn Of The Dead (1978). … Continue reading
I’m as surprised as anyone to say that I actually enjoyed this. Modern Romero films have to be seen through rose-tinted glasses, to be sure. It’s tough not to grit my teeth at his bizarre usage of film noir dialogue mixed with heavy handed pontification on the nature of, like, what zombies “mean”, man. “We’re … Continue reading
When a new hitman movie is announced, such as this one, I tend to emit a noise best described as a mixture between a sigh and a groan. Especially if it involves someone’s “last job”. Hitmen are as lazy of a storytelling device as mutants or serial killers; It’s an easily understood character type, which … Continue reading
I finished the last episode of the final season today. I know; “A little late”, right? I don’t have cable, and my preferred method of watching television is to wait until a season ends, then absorb it as quickly as possible. Fuck serialization; I need instant gratification. Amazingly, I was able to stay away from … Continue reading