A Serious Man is going to put a lot of people off. That’s just it’s unrelenting nature, as the film doesn’t care if anyone likes it or not. Essentially what the Coen brothers are doing is asking the audience to laugh at one man’s misfortunes. They’re also taking a serious look at the Jewish culture [...]
How do you review a landmark film? I don’t mean ‘classic’ like, say, Army of Darkness or Bullitt. No, I’m referring to films that pioneered cinema and have had dozens upon dozens of great things already chronicled about them. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs carried impact when it first debuted in 1937, namely because [...]
You can’t crush a man’s dreams, even if they are only to be the best air drummer in the world. That’s the premise in this Rocky-meets-Napoleon-Dynamite picture written and directed by and starring Ari Gold as the titular Power. He looks like a dorky Spike Jonze with a Members Only jacket and a perpetual sweatband. [...]
I’m going to do something I usually don’t do for my reviews… I’m going to start with my rating: 5 stars! That’s right, this movie written by John Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Dana Fox and directed by Peter Billingsley (long-time friend and business partner of Vince Vaughn but better known as Ralphie in A Christmas [...]
I love when I get excited about a film solely for the actors involved. It doesn’t matter what the film is about, as long as actors I like are onscreen, I can enjoy it. An Education started out that way, but by the time the credits scrolled upwards, I loved the film as a whole. [...]
When I first heard about this film, I was only presented with the idea that it is a “love story told out of order” or “it’s not a love story, it’s a story about love.” Calm down, everyone, I know what you’re thinking. Let me get this out of the way immediately and say that [...]
The struggle from small beginnings to vibrant and wonderful successes always end up being the most appealing stories to become the newest biopics. Coco Avant Chanel, or its working USA title Coco Before Chanel, is no exception to the rule. Using a different turn on the famous fashion designer’s life, the cast and crew of [...]
What would it be like in a world where nobody could ever tell a lie? This is the question that is answered to its fullest extent in the newest Ricky Gervais comedy The Invention of Lying. What at first was an original and fresh humorous piece falls flat quickly when the story continues. No matter [...]
First of all, it’s all-cards-on-the-table time. Zombieland is only the third zombie flick I’ve ever seen. I know, I know. I’m sorry. 28 days later and Shaun of the Dead are the other two. Not even one of the real “Dead” series. They’re on my Netflix queue and have been for quite some time. I [...]
There’s a real message inherit in Whip It that’s exclusive to any woman who’s had her mother try to mold her in her maternal image. While this might seem to make the film “girls only”, Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut does feature enough charm to appeal to the other gender as well. But alas, this is [...]
What if everyone told the truth all the time? But – no one knew it was ‘the truth’ because there was no such thing as lying. And what if you were the only one that had the ability, or even knew what it meant, to lie. Think of the power! mwhaha! Think of the stories [...]
Paris is a magical city. Being introduced to the ancient architecture and the thick, rich culture, especially for an American not used to it, can be overwhelming. I was fortunate enough to visit twice. The first time was with a group of three other Americans. We were stationed in England and had to leave base [...]
