There are certain steps that one must take in order to cope with the loss of a loved one. While Burke, played by Aaron Eckhart, walks people through their grievances, he avoids facing his own – until he comes face to face with Eloise, played by Jennifer Aniston. From there he must deal with the [...]
“In order to win in the game of love, you have to play the game.”
The catch phrase of the quirky independent feature rings true in Mark Fienberg’s Play The Game. Starring the talents of Andy Griffith, Paul Campbell, Marla Sokoloff, Liz Sheridan and Doris Roberts. This lighthearted comedic tale of finding romance through strategy, no [...]
Main Feature (1H 29M 20S)
Question: Is this one of the worst films ever made?
Answer: Quite possibly. Then again, this is possibly also one of the worst films featuring a giant snake.
I am truly amazed at this film. I am very rarely left open-jawed and at a loss for words, but this is one of those [...]
Main Feature (2H 14M 29S)
This film is based on the Truman Capote novel of the same name. I have not read that novel so for any of you out there who may have read the novel but have yet to see this film, I am unable to provide a comparison. I also believe that the [...]
Main Feature (1H 46M 50S)
This is one of those films from my childhood which I have fond memories of. I must have watched Roxanne a dozen times as a kid and loved it because of all of the slapstick comedy. I don’t think I’ll ever tire of seeing an idiot get hit in the face [...]
Main Feature (1H 47M 46S)
Since the first time I first saw this film I have felt that it’s under-rated, not to mention misunderstood. The Quick and the Dead is directed by none other than Sam Raimi, famous for his wonderful gore-filled yet tongue-in-cheek Evil Dead trilogy, so it should come as no surprise that this, [...]
Main Feature (1H 54M 58S)
I am a huge fan of John Carpenter and Jeff Bridges and while I was pretty sure I had seen this movie many years ago I was also confident I had forgotten almost everything about it. Carpenter fails to hit the highs he achieved with other films; the same can be [...]
One of the biggest problems facing moviemakers, or really, any working artist seeing a project through, is being too close to your project. Often times it takes an objective eye and a kind word to show you that you’ve gone off the rails and need to correct your trajectory. Once you’re in production, things really [...]
From the time Whiteout starts ’til the credits role an hour and a half later, you are reminded of three things: Antarctica is cold. It snows a lot in Antarctica. Antarctica is beautiful and deadly because of the cold and snow in Antarctica. From beautiful snowy landscape to deadly swirling snowy landscape, these three things [...]
With the exception of a very routine start to the 2nd act, The Informant! functions as a gradual transition, challenging the viewer to keep up without pandering or even seeming to hide anything.
Sitting in the theater last night waiting for 9:09 to hit, I was wondering what I was in for. Something new and exciting? Something unoriginal and slow-moving? Shane Acker’s 9 was a surprise in my book. While not up to snuff with one of the three films this year with a 9 in it (District [...]
How does one begin to approach a film they wanted to like?
Before viewing 9, the film had a lot of things in its favor, the first being absolutely stunning visuals. That looked to be aided by a strong, possibly original premise about a stitchpunk (my gamer side tells me to stick to “Sackboy”) being the [...]
