Postal (review)
Like a child who thinks he can scandalize his elders by screaming naughty words he doesn’t even understand, German filmmaker Uwe Boll mistakes shock for satire and crudity for cleverness…
Year: 2008
trailer break: ‘Mister Foe’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… I’m not crazy about Claire Forlani — she always seems so damn cold to me — but the presence of the luscious Sophia Myles more than makes up for that. And Jamie Bell is one of the most talented young actors working today. Plus, the whole … more…
Hamlet 2 (review)
You could almost call it, *Where Do Dreams Go to Die?,* this satire that’s so insightful about art and hope and ambition and enthusiasm — and their flip sides of anger and frustration and embarrassment and derailment — that it’s actually painful at times.
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (review)
Here’s the thing: If the mainstream media isn’t gonna do its job in speaking truth to power, someone else is gonna do it. And yeah, it might be that guy who ate nothing but McDonald’s for a month.
watch it: “Silent Shadow of the Bat-Man #4 – Retro 1920s Dark Knight in ‘Arkham After Midnight’ Chapter Two: ‘Riddle Me Deadly’”
Andre Perkowski’s “new/old retro 1920s silent serial” continues (Chapter One is here): Sources for this chapter include: Schatten Eine Naechtliche Halluzination (1923) Sunset (1927) Pandora’s Box (1929) The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (1920) The Golem (1920) Batman and Robin (1949 serial) Phantom of the Opera (1925) Dr. Mabuse – der Spieler (1922) Dr. Jekyll and … more…
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Global Warming: A Scientific and Biblical Exposé of Climate Change’
Never fear! Melting icecaps, more violent storms, and mass disruption to human culture is all part of God’s plan. AnswersInGenesis.org explains (edited for hilariousness, and emphasis mine): This bold new documentary is an exciting and important tool for all who face the rampant misinformation propagated by ecological alarmists. Global Warming addresses subjects that most others … more…
my week at the movies: ‘Mister Foe,’ ‘Battle for Seattle,’ ‘Babylon A.D.’
Not much. It’s a slowish week leading up to Labor Day weekend. The weather is positively lovely in NYC for the last week of August — it’s not disgustingly sticky at all, like it usually is — and yet it still feels like everyone is holding her breath waiting for everything to turn serious again … more…
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Burn After Reading’
All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in September, and 5 reasons why. No. 1, my current official psyched-for flick: Burn After Reading [opens wide September 12]. 1. It’s September. You know what the state of comedy is going to be in September? Another Tyler Perry movie. I kid you not. We’ll be desperate … more…
trailer break: ‘Bangkok Dangerous’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Aw, it’s the loneliness of the international hitman. I’m expecting a poignant, pathos-laden tale of how the doers of morally questionable deeds find themselves in gray maelstroms of doubt, guilt, and interpersonal isolation. Well, that, or an adrenline-fueled heart-pumping brain-thumping orgy of nonstop ultraviolence. From what … more…
Alfresco (review)
The historical context probably is the best way in which to appreciate this hit-or-miss collection of sight gags, wordplay, and middle-class angst…
