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Was The Devil and Daniel Johnston supposed to make me this depressed? I can’t tell if the movie means to leave us somewhat hopeful or utterly devastated by the way God treats his own geniuses. I know that there’s a moment where Johnston’s father breaks down… Continue reading
James Gunn’s Slither is a gleeful movie. In fact, if I was forced to describe it using only “G” words, I would say that Slither is gleeful, gooey, gory and goofy. It’s the kind of good, wholesome fun you can only get in films where Michael Rooker is ramming… Continue reading
Spike Lee is one of my favorite filmmakers, but it can be tough defending the guy. Putting aside his tendency to be outspoken in the media (something which should have no bearing on your enjoyment of his films, but a lot of people just don’t like seeing black… Continue reading
Let’s get this out of the way right up front – I think that the film version of V For Vendetta is better than the original comic. Seriously. The hardcore fans will say that the film ruins the comic, removing tons of subplots and backstory, but I would say… Continue reading
I think my review of Stoned, a film about Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones’ last days on Earth, could be summed up with the fact that White Rabbit plays over a drug trip scene. I thought the movie had suddenly switched gears into being a parody – how can… Continue reading
This review is late, but my deadline laxness has created the opportunity for me to admit to you that one of the quotes Fox Searchlight is using from me about this film – “Almost too intense” – is wrong. Reports have been coming in of people actually getting… Continue reading
It’s tempting to lightly praise Failure to Launch for at least attempting to be something more than a cookie cutter romantic comedy, but since the film stinks on almost every level, and contains only about three or four actual laughs over its seemingly quite… Continue reading
There’s a lot of hyperbole on the internet. God knows I’ve been responsible for my fair share over the years. Still, it’s hard to figure out where sheer hatred ends and hyperbole begins when it comes to The Shaggy Dog, a movie so soulless and shameless that… Continue reading
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party is an ebullient, joyful, grooving, fun, funny, moving, ass-shaking, mood-elevating, pulse-quickening gem. It’s a movie that sends you dancing out of the theater, filled with glowing happiness and a peculiar optimism for the future… Continue reading
Calling 16 Blocks a bad film is selling it short. It’s often truly awful, a mess of confused geography (both real world and action), an improbably slothful pace, a lead actor showing about the same amount of effort I see in your average McDonalds lifer, and a… Continue reading
I’m an unabashed fan of 19th century New York City, and part of what I love about that time period is the unabashed corruption of the “machine” system of politics used by people like the infamous Boss Tweed. The levels of fraud, intimidation and actual… Continue reading
