Attack of the Slime People
Posted by Dean in Independent Films on 17. Jul, 2008 | 4 Comments
Attack of the Slime People is a spoof of Hollywood B Horror movies of the 1950’s. What makes this film so hilarious is its protagonist, Buddy Flavinoid, who’s roving eyebrows, wild eyes and murderous rage are unmistakably unique. He reminds me of Ren from Ren and Stimpy, with his stress and paranoia spilling over into [...]
Control
Posted by Dean in Independent Films on 17. Jul, 2008 | 3 Comments
Ian Curtis, frontman of 70’s British post-punk band Joy Division, is one of rock’s most tragic and elusive figures. In 1980 he committed suicide at the age of 23, at the height of his creative powers. While all this may provide good fodder for music fans and pop historians, it’s a slippery slope of a [...]
Margot at the Wedding
Posted by Dean in Independent Films, New Release DVD on 09. Jul, 2008 | 3 Comments
Margot at the Wedding is the newest film from writer/director Noah Baumbach. As was the case with his previous effort, The Squid and the Whale, Margot tracks the misadventures of a bookish family on the verge of oblivion. While less overtly pedantic, Margot is every bit as intelligent, witty and cruelly honest. Margot (Nicole Kidman) [...]
Sicko
Posted by Serina in Independent Films on 12. Nov, 2007 | 3 Comments
The latest Michael Moore installment does not disappoint. The average American has a lot to learn from this movie. The health care in our country is appalling and the insurance companies are fully to blame by my measure of it all.
As I am married to a British citizen I already knew much of what was [...]
Everything’s Gone Green
Posted by Serina in Independent Films on 05. Nov, 2007 | 4 Comments
“Everything’s Gone Green” is a 2007 independent Canadian film by Douglas Coupland. I must say that visually, he used his landscape well. The settings of this film were done nicely, however the writing was way off.
Our story starts off with our main character Ryan (Paulo Costanzo, “40 Days and 40 Nights”) who in the [...]
