— by BEV QUESTAD — “Facing the jungle, the hills and vales, my past lives as an animal and other beings rise up before me.” Boonmee predicts his death is coming soon and that dying is like giving a presentation. “You’re both excited and scared.” At first glance, this is a beaut[...]
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Under Review: ‘Kawasaki’s Rose’
— by BEV QUESTAD — Pavel Josek is getting a Memory of the Nation Award for his role in supporting Czeck independence through rebelling against the communistic totalitarian regime during the Cold War. His daughter’s husband is making a biodoc of him to commemorate this event, interviewi[...]
Under Review: ‘Gnomeo and Juliet’
— by ADAM POYNTER — “Romeo and Juliet” is one of William Shakespeare’s most renowned and retold stories about two-star crossed lovers who experience love and loss due to a family rivalry. Well, Touchstone Pictures has teamed up with Walt Disney Pictures to re-invent and int[...]
Under Review: ‘Silent Souls’
— by BEV QUESTAD — Why the plural? The one silent soul featured is a voluptuous flaccid corpse on its last rite of passage through the land of the living to the gray waters of the Neya River. Analogous to the precarious pontoon bridge the cyclist crosses at the beginning, this film is[...]
Under Review: ‘Black Dog Trilogy’
— by BEV QUESTAD — At the outset, the viewer may misjudge or immediately disregard this film. But stick with it. By the end, you understand that the way it is presented reflects that it is honest, deeply insightful and groundbreaking — an outstanding example of cinéma vérité. Th[...]
Under Review: ‘The Rite’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Demons and ghosts. Belief or disbelief, no matter where you stand, both are part of a popular genre in American cinema recently. They are so popular that we have seen a recent wave of movies depicting them. Some of them intrigued us, while others disappointed, so dire[...]
Under Review: ‘The Company Men’
— by ADAM POYNTER — The current economic state is a hot topic in the world today. I think that I can safely say that almost everyone has felt its presence either financially or mentally. Just as 2009’s “Up in the Air” showed a company’s downsizing from the corporation’s per[...]
Under Review: ‘Death Race 2’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I am not sure how a movie with bad acting and bad editing can possibly turn out to be quite entertaining, but this was the case with “Death Race 2.” I really enjoyed the recent remake of “Death Race” — even though I was not a fan of the[...]
Under Review: ‘Inspector Bellamy’
— by BEV QUESTAD — A haunting detective introspective, “Inspector Bellamy” is a French Hitchcockian tour de force. It probes the human psyche as it investigates both the crime and the detective. Was it coincidental that “Inspector Bellamy” was the last film of famed French direct[...]
Under Review: ‘The Dilemma’
— by ADAM POYNTER — In a time of year after the all the hype and excitement of holiday movie releases has subsided, countless sequels and artsy films vying for Oscar recognition have come and gone, director Ron Howard (“Apollo 13,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Cinderella[...]
Under Review: ‘The Green Hornet’
— by CHRIS HYATT — Shortly before I left to go screen it, I wrote a preview of “The Green Hornet.” I said two key items in that story: that it would be great if Seth Rogen somehow pulled off the hero role, and if the movie began to tank, the supporting cast and director [&hel[...]
Under Review: ‘Shank’
— by CHRIS HYATT — For all of the fun there is to be had by taking shots at bad movies, there are some things that just disappoint me. One of them is having to take shots at movies that would be really good, were it not for one or two elements not done as […][...]
Under Review: ‘Season of the Witch’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — I went in knowing “Season of the Witch” was getting terrible reviews, so expectations were low going in. You see, I love fantasy films and I figured that maybe those who hated the film just didn’t like the genre. Boy, was I wrong. The movie started off wel[...]