Reviews
‘The Spirit’ or “When will the menace known as Frank Miller be stopped? ” (Review)
Directed by Frank Miller
Screenplay by Frank Miller
Starring- Gabriel Macht, Jaime King, Dan Lauria, Eva Mendes, Louis Lombardi, Scarlett Johansson, Sarah Paulson and Samuel L. Jackson
Stylistically, ‘The Spirit’ is a dazzling film. It’s a slick blend of modern-meets-retro that manages to create it’s own unique world. A world that director Frank Miller creatively thrives in since [...]
‘Yes Man’ or ‘Jim Carrey Circa 1997 is making a comeback” (Review)
Directed by Peyton Reed
Screenplay by Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel
Based on the book by Danny Wallace
Starring – Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Darby, Danny Masterson, John Michael Higgins and Terence Stamp
Right now Jim Carrey seems like an anomaly in movies. His style of physical comedy isn’t current by any means, and [...]
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ or “ Best picture of 2008? I think so.” (Review)
Directed by Danny Boyle
Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Starring: Dev Patel, Irrfan Khanm, Freida Pinto, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Madhur Mittal
One of this year’s most visual engaging and emotionally enthralling films is without a doubt the Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. It might seem like a complex film, but underneath all of the hyper-kinetic camera work, the glitz, the [...]
‘Let the Right One In’ or “It’s ‘My Girl’… with Swedish vampires” (Review)
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Novel and screenplay by John Ajvide Lindqvist
One of this year’s best and most satisfying surprises in the world of film comes in the form of the horror film from Sweden, ‘Let The Right One In’. This is one of the best films of the year, and it’s one that many people won’t [...]
‘Confessions of a Superhero’ or “Real people can wear capes too” (DVD Review)
I had no prior knowledge about this documentary before I watched it and, to my surprise, it blew me away. This is a fascinating film, but also a heartbreaking one. This documentary follows four people who work on Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of fame as costumed superheroes. These are people not affiliated with [...]
‘Australia’ or “It’s ‘Gone With the Wind’ for Australians…sort of” (Review)
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Screenplay by Stuart Beattie and Baz Luhrmann
Starring – Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Brandon Walters, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, Ray Barrett, David Gulpilil, Jamie Gulpilil, Ben Mendelsohn
Director Baz Luhrmann’s films are very big films and also fall along the lines “Love-em-or-hate-em” types of films. ‘Strictly Ballroom’ I thought was entertaining, ‘Romeo + Juliet’ [...]
‘Four Christmases’ or “I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed Christmas less than this.” (Review)
Starring – Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Tim McGraw and Kristin Chenoweth
Directed by – Seth Gordon
Written by - Matt Allen and Caleb Wilson
Not to sound like a Scrooge, but I don’t particularly like Christmas movies. Not because I don’t like Christmas, that’s not the reason at [...]
‘Role Models’ or “The troubled youth of America are always an untapped fountain of comedic gold” (Review)
Starring – Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb’e J. Thompson, Elizabeth Banks and Jane Lynch
Directed by David Wain
Screenplay by David Wain and Paul Rudd
Another one of this year’s surprisingly satisfying comedies is without a doubt the new David Wain film, ‘Role Models’. Wain’s film which was co-written by Paul Rudd is about two [...]
‘Rachel Getting Married’ or “I’m guessing Disney really doesn’t want Hathaway back for ‘Princess Diaries 3′ now” (Review)
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Dorian Missick, Mather Zickel and Debra Winger
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Written by Jenny Lumet
As the film’s title suggests, this is a movie about ‘Rachel Getting Married.’ This movie centers around the event and, more importantly, the emotional family drama that surrounds the wedding. The central protagonist of ‘Rachel Getting [...]
‘Zack and Miri make a porno’ or “Kevin Smith makes a Judd Apatow film?” (Review)
Directed by Kevin Smith
Screenplay by Kevin Smith
Starring – Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson, Jason Mewes, Jeff Anderson, Brandon Routh, Katie Morgan, Ricky Mabe, Traci Lordes and Justin Long
Many people in the online community and film fans alike know of Kevin Smith. I’ll even wager many of them consider themselves to be Kevin Smith fans. [...]
‘Pride and Glory’ or “Babies and irons never mix” (Review)
Starring – Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Noah Emmerich, Lake Bell and Jon Voight
Directed by Gavin O’Connor
Screenplay by Joe Carnahan & Gavin O’Connor
Personally, I find there’s something about a good cop movie that’s just satisfying on so many levels. When it all comes together a good cop film hits you on an emotional level and as [...]
‘W.’ or “Longest eight years. Ever.” (Review)
Directed by Oliver Stone
Screenplay by Stanley Weiser
Starring – Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks, Ellen Burstyn, Richard Dreyfuss, Scott Glenn, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright
As of the moment that I’m writing this, President George W. Bush is not even out of office and we already have a movie about his presidency. ‘W.’ is not a flattering [...]
‘Sex Drive’ or ‘The Amish always make good cannon fodder for comedy.’ (Review)
Directed by Sean Anders
Screenplay by Sean Anders and John Morris
Starring - Josh Zuckerman, Clark Duke, Amanda Crew, James Marsden and Seth Green
In the world of cinema, surprises are a welcome thing. So very often films you have high expectations for let you down. One of the best and most welcomed surprises in movies this year [...]
Review: Religulous
Religion is known as the last taboo topic. We are taught from a young age not to question the doctrine in which we are raised in and to be suspicion of “others”. (Although my mom has told me from a small child that anyone who is a Christian but not Catholic is a nutter). Bill [...]
‘Eagle Eye’ or “I thought I smelled some Julianne Moore in this movie” (Review)
As a society we assume that technology and evolving tech fields will make our lives easier- if everything is integrated in one place or another it’s less we have to worry about. It allows us more time to become wrapped up in our own lives. However, what happens when our own technology can be used [...]
