Spoiler Alert
Posted by Sy in Independent Films on 23. Apr, 2010 | No Comments
It’s not often I get to watch a movie that feels like it has been written, produced and directed deliberately for me, a wannabe independent film critic. Spoiler Alert is a real gem with an incredible script and very solid acting from start to finish.
The movie is centered around a passionate film [...]
The Escapist
Posted by Sy in User Submitted on 05. Apr, 2010 | No Comments
There is more than enough trouble in a prison to keep a man worried, but sometimes the problems outside become bigger than those inside. When that is the case, the only course of action is to escape.
Not even halfway through the movie’s opening song (Leonard Cohen’s ghostly version of “The Partisan”) we [...]
The Wackness
Posted by Sy in Independent Films, User Submitted on 31. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
User submitted via Peter Jacobsen
It’s Giuliani’s New York. Peep shows are being cleaned out of Times Square; boom boxes and graffiti have become public enemies. Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) has just graduated high school. In the span of this one summer between his parents’ apartment and his college dorm room he will [...]
Earthlings
Posted by Sy in User Submitted on 20. Jun, 2009 | 11 Comments
Words cannot begin to describe the emotion and hurt I felt watching this documentary. Within the first ten minutes I knew this was going to be incredibly difficult to watch. I’m surprised I managed to sit through the entire film, I actually injured my left eye pressing so hard whilst attempting to cover it and [...]
He’s Just Not That Into You
Posted by Sy in New Release DVD, User Submitted on 05. Jun, 2009 | 2 Comments
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long, Jennifer Connelly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Connolly, and Bradley Cooper. Directed by Ken Kwapis. Produced by Flower Films, with Barrymore serving as an executive producer.
So – I was feeling sorry for my love life one night, and decided to make it worse and watch a romantic [...]
