Be aware I loved the Planet of the Apes movies and maybe that’s why I hated this piece of crap so much. To be fair to myself, the human acting was so bad I was sure they were the CGI and not the genetically altered ape that rebels against us humans. The direction and plot …
Category Archive: Movie Review
Dec 04 2012
Comic Book Independents: The Creative Power of Graphic Novels
Most people should avoid this film as they will get little from the series of interviews with various “alternative” comic creatures (mainly writer/artists). For those of us that are interested in independent comics and what allows a creative person to succeed–in any field–this is an excellent documentary. While there were outtakes that should have been …
Nov 13 2012
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Zombies. Survivors. Shopping mall. Guns. Explosions. Absolute, insultingly bad, garbage.
Jul 21 2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Rises
It’s been eight years since the vigilante had been accused of murdering DA Harvey Dent and he seems to have disappeared, but that’s fine since Gotham is one of the safest cities around, that is until a mysterious demagogue plans to change all that in a violent communist/reign of terror revolution. To all the crying …
Jun 27 2012
The Theatre Bizarre: A Mixed Bag Horror Film Anthology
Anthologies are always a crap shoot, even low-budget indie film anthologies in which the directors have free reign to create the characters and worlds they want. This one is no different. There are a range of films, some lame, some decent, and one I would actually recommend to people, maybe two. There is a framing …
Jun 17 2012
Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You: To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love is Woody Allen’s latest creation depicting relationships through what looks like his typical neurotic, nuanced vision. It’s got a great cast with lots of beautiful women and if you’re Greta Gerwig, Ellen Page (It’s definitely the sexual vibe she gives off.), or Penelope Cruz, please leave a comment below. Allen, as …
Jun 15 2012
Coming Soon: Beasts of the Southern Wild
Beasts of the Southern Wild may be one of those indie films somehow missed by the mass public. I will do my best to not let that happen. This film looks magical and full of hope and emotional resonance and beautiful cinematography and storytelling. Only time will tell, but I will now tell you I …
Jun 09 2012
New York Japanese CineFest
Neera invited me to the New York Japanese CineFest at the Asia Society last night. Some truly great shorts, especially The 8th Samurai, which should have won for best film due to all the factors that make a film work (acting, plot, cinematography, etc). Anyway, I had a blast and met some awesome people.
Jun 08 2012
Fire from the Gods: My Initial Impressions of Prometheus: Part I: Promotion
“They went looking for our beginning. What they found could be our end,” states the film’s tagline. I first discovered Prometheus last fall as a giant cardboard stand-up with a sort of 3-D effect in the lobby of a movie theatre. A monolith, I studied it and learned its purpose, promotion, as I’d remained oblivious …
Jun 07 2012
Galaxy of Terror: Because Nothing Say Roger Corman Like a 1-Ton Rape Maggot
Yeah, that first scene with the zombie guy and spaceship battle isn’t even in this movie. The feminist in me should be screaming about this movie and not with any kind of praise. Roger Corman <3′s rape scenes. Rape scenes in which it seems only women are raped, usually highly attractive women, by Western cultural …
May 29 2012
Captain America
A scrawny kid wants to sign up for WWII to help his country. Well, the good news is that they accept him, the … other news… is that he is given a secret formula to turn him into a super soldier. Based on the comic book, the movie was OK, staying largely true to the …
May 08 2012
X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class is the prequel to the X-Men movies is based on a comic, which might explain why it is the best of the X-Men movies (including that Wolverine mess). It tells the stories of what really happened with the Cuban Missile Crises and how super-powered mutants (both good and bad) face off to …
Mar 30 2012
The Wolfman (2010)
I actually looked forward to this movie (even if I missed it in the theater) because the F/X looked cool and I like Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. Sadly, the movie was ass and I can’t believe those two would have agreed to do it. It is a typical werewolf story: man gets bitten …
Feb 02 2012
The Secret of Kells
A gloriously illustrated animation about a young boy during the dark times of ancient Ireland. Caught between his obligations to his overprotective uncle, his fascination with a magical book and it’s mysterious author, the wonders of a fairy wolf-girl, and the ever-present dangers of northern barbarians, Brendan embarks on adventures and personal growth. Stunning tale …
Jan 25 2012
Jonah Hex
I missed the first few minutes of this film version of the hard core, former confederate, comic book character, but made up for it by turning it off a couple of minutes before it ended. Bounty hunter Jonah Hex seeks revenge again a confederate officer who killed his family and now seeks to destroy the …
Oct 27 2011
Waltz With Bashir: A Lebanon War Story – Ari Folman & David Polonsky
Folman discuss his quest to break through his amnesia and discover what role (if any) he had during a Lebanese Christian militia’s massacre of hundreds of Palestinians during the time of the 1982 Lebanese-Israeli war. It is a no holds bared look at the events that is a refreshing change from most comics one-sided view …
Sep 20 2011
Sherlock Holmes
Based on the famous stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the master detective and his sidekick Dr. Watson must stop a string of murders that appear to be caused by the dead Lord Blackwood. I liked the movie although there are a few scenes when Holmes overlooks things that should have been obvious, especially for …
Sep 07 2011
Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini
Both the movie and the book are powerful looks at pre and post Soviet and of Taliban Afghanistan. The tale revolves around Amir, a Pashtun boy of privilege, and his strained relationship with his father, his best friend/servant, and the upheaval caused by the ceaseless turmoil in his homeland. My problem with the book is …
Jul 26 2011
Up
I don’t know if it’s a good or bad thing that the best movies I see are animated Disney/Pixar films. Up is about an elderly man, Carl, who decides to finally follow his life-long dream and go exploring in South America. The trick is that he fills his house with balloons in order to fly …
Jun 16 2011
Thor
Just got back from seeing the movie version of Marvel’s version of the Norse thunder god. Here the Asgardians and the evil frost giants are all a bunch of aliens (I blame Christian extremists) and the hero Thor gets exiled to earth for being a dumb-ass. If you think I liked this movie, I say …
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