You can blame Rob Reiner. True the idea of mock documentaries (mockumentaries) had been around since the 60’s with the seminal A Hard Day’s Night but it wasn’t until 1984 and This Is Spinal Tap that the genre as we know it today was defined. That film lay the blueprint for the rhythm of the [...]
It is surprising how much of our entertainment is compared to meat; the central plot point is referred to as “the meat of the matter”; a work that’s relentless is considered to be “all killer, no filler”; becoming highly involved in a piece makes it a “visceral” experience all of which aptly sum up the [...]
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 [...]
Or, “The UnInteresting” You know those movies you sit through where nothing happens for the first hour and ten miniutes? well, The Uninvited is one of those movies. It’s only saving grave was Elizabeth Banks, she gave a pretty solid performance dispite it being a drab, stale and badly acted film. One thing I couldn’t [...]
I just happened to come by this new Sean Willaim Scott movie. He is definitely changing his style, getting away from the whole college cool boy routine, and trying out a bit more polished comedy in this one. Sean william Scott and John C. Reilly star in this comedy. Doug Stauber (Scott) is an assistant [...]
In the mood for a great end of summer sci-fi flick? Well then you’re out of luck if you have chosen this one my fellow movie goers. Babylon A.D. is another one of those quickly pushed out, over budgeted, try to be summer blockbuster that just does not stack up on any level. I usually [...]
Tropic Thunder is a film about a film. We have a group of hardcore actors (hardcore as in they get way into their roles) making a film based on a former Vietnam soldiers book called “Tropic Thunder”. John Tayback (Nick Nolte) is the vet and sits in on the filming of our fab five Tugg [...]
This film is the second installment of Harold and Kumar’s adventures and it did not disappoint the comedy meter, as sequels often do. Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay is full of light hearted humor and bad decisions that lead to unfortunate circumstances. I love Kal Penn who plays Kumar (if you haven’t seen [...]
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) [...]
At first glance it seems like a film that has been done before “broken hearted flees to Hawaii” but once you get a few minutes into it you see it for what it really is, a FUNNY movie! It has Mila Kunis (Jackie from That 70′s Show, who lets face it we just don’t see [...]
If you want to tell a story about a boy who meets a girl you will meet nobody in the theatre. Heart-break breaks no ice any more with anyone and someone wining a lottery wins no heart if you are not that someone. A genius old uncle is ancient and a homeless immigrant is not [...]
The Deposition is a dark and emotional drama written and directed by Eddie Mensore. While the story is very basic at its core, centering around Adam Long (Charles Rashard) who inadvertently kills his lover in a brutal car accident, some stunning cinematography and an incredible score come into play which helps the flow of this very slow paced indie [...]
A prophecy of doom coming true Writer/Director Alan Gorg This movie PROPHECY&POLLUTION (80 minutes) was requested by Hopi elder activists a half-century ago, but writer/director/producer Alan Gorg took about fifty years to put together this mix of documentary, docudrama, and animation. Meanwhile, history caught up with the Hopi prophecy that digging out Mother Earth for [...]
James Debbeldam’s Fallen Before Falling seemingly disregards any attempt at craft though obviously drawing direct inspiration from these films.
This superficial plumbing has not been more accurately presented than with the Edmonton-by-way-of-Drayton Valley film The Corrupted (2010).
I enjoyed the feature film L.A. Nights, written by, produced and starring Nick Angel. This film, based on a true story, was something new and refreshing and it managed to surprise the audience and also deliver a real message, which opened a new pathway for thinking. and the plot summary: Based on a true story, [...]
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 geek “Brad [...]
There is nothing more amazing to watch than a wonderful children’s film. Getting the balance just right is not only tricky, but a skillful tightrope walk akin to Philippe Petit traversing between the two World Trade Centre towers in 1974. If the filmmaker nails it they create a film that transcends time, culture and generation [...]
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 experience a [...]
Manhattanites is a dramedy from Loger, Inc and director Gregori J. Martin that follows the lives of a group of New Yorkers who get so caught up in their lives they tend to lose sight of what’s really important to them. The film has some dramatic moments, like when entertainment lawyer Marilyn Marsden confronts her [...]
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