Posted by Vance Garrett in New Release DVD on 04. May, 2010 | No Comments
It’s odd when life becomes a wheel, where you tread on ground already worn by your forging footsteps years before. Six years ago while working for a relatively young publication I reviewed this small film from then Edmonton based IDIOM Films entitled Reroute. I had been familiar with the company, having seen Lyrics To Dying, [...]
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 [...]
Somebody knows their Hammer films. The British juggernaut production house, founded in the 1930’s by William Hinds, created a distinctly unique brand of horror film and defined the genre globally through the mid to late part of the last century. The breadth of the company’s impact still reverberates cinematically to this day with one of [...]
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 [...]
Posted by Dean in Independent Films on 21. Jul, 2008 | 9 Comments
Not even close to the movie I expected to see after viewing the trailers, Be Kind Rewind is a sweet, heartfelt movie about community and friendship. Sure there are some weird plot twists, like Jack Black’s character becoming “magnetized,” and you are required, on several occasions, to suspend disbelief. But this is Michel Gondry, so [...]
Posted by Dean in Independent Films on 21. Jul, 2008 | 12 Comments
First of all, I love the concept of a mockumentary about high school football fanatics. The subject is ripe for spoofing. In fact I’m surprised Rob Reiner hasn’t thought of it yet. 4th and Long is a sad and hilarious look at this uniquely American phenomenon.
When the New Hanover Wildcats lose their funding, a band [...]
Posted by Serina in New Release DVD on 13. Jul, 2008 | 8 Comments
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 [...]
Posted by Dean in Independent Films, New Release DVD on 09. Jul, 2008 | 10 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) [...]
Posted by Sy in New Release DVD on 09. Jul, 2008 | 3 Comments
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 [...]
