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*** Just a small little note before you get started, I began writing this review while still traveling through Cambodia (I was in Phnom Penh at the Eighty8 Backpackers hostel to be precise) and made the finishing touches back Stateside. Anyways, just felt like that was important, journalistic integrity or something… ***
This film is […]
Insignificance (1985)
Spine No. 566
DVD
The Film:
the directing: Nicolas Roeg
the writing: Terry Johnson
the acting: Theresa Russell, Michael Emil, Gary Busey & Tony Curtis
the time: 108 minutes
After reading the small snippet on the back of the DVD box, my excitement for Insignificance rose to another level. We’re talking skyscrapers and flying things. From […]
Harakiri (1962)
Spine No. 302
Blu-ray
The Film:
the directing: Masaki Kobayashi
the writing: Yasuhiko Takiguchi & Shinobu Hashimoto
the acting: Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentaro Mikuni, Akira Ishihama
the time: 133 minutes
You’ll be happy to know, my eyes have finally seen a black and white samurai film not […]
Laughing out loud at a movie hardly comes naturally to me. True, there is the uncomfortable pretense of being around other people or sitting in a rather large dark and ominous theater, but more often than not the film is simply void of the flare needed to expel any sort of my audible giggles. Basically, […]
Identification of a Woman (1982)
Spine No. 585
DVD
The Film:
the directing: Michelangelo Antonioni
the writing: Michelangelo Antonioni, Gerard Brach & Tonino Guerra
the acting: Tomas Milian, Daniela Silverio, Christine Boisson
the time: 130 minutes
Claiming I’m an expert scholar of everything Antonioni would be a mistake. I’ve seen a few of his […]
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
the year: 2013
the directing: Peter Jackson
the writing: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro
the acting: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage
I remember liking most of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, expect for that ending which in my opinion was utter bullshit, the […]
“People either love Wes Anderson or hate him.” I’ve heard that one a good amount over the years, never really giving the statement much thought due to its cliche nature (either/or statements with the words “love” and “hate” often are). However – and this is a risky however – I give a wealth of credence […]
Despite playing not a small part in the almighty success of The Avengers back in 2012, there seems to be a recurring opinion among film audiences that Captain America is the most boring of Marvel’s superhero bunch. Lacking the distinctive powers of his teammates and dressed up in the American flag, it’s not difficult to […]
Oldboy
the year: 2013
the directing: Spike Lee
the writing: Mark Protosevich
the acting: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley
Is it commonplace nowadays to go into a film knowing you’re not going to like it? Park Chan-wook’s South Korean original set the bar so incredibly high the only way left was down. Fortunately, or […]
Ender’s Game
the directing: Gavin Hood
the writing: Gavin Hood
the acting: Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld
I really held no interest for this film during its promotional stage. I haven’t read the book and it looked like Hollywood was just trying to cash in again. Then it came out and murmurs […]
