— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — The romance genre is known for being feminine. Its reoccurring themes include newly-discovered love, passion and, of course, heartbreak. When watching any sort of romantic film, one can expect to see at least one scene where the protagonists intensely kiss in the[...]
Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
Under Review: ‘Clash of the Titans’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Mythology has never been my forte. What basic knowledge I do have stems from one place – not school – but Hollywood. It sounds like blasphemy, but films exploit the histories of a plethora of different branches of mythology, but especially Greek mythology and[...]
Under Review: ‘Cargo’
— by KYLA DREWETTE — Switzerland’s “Cargo” presents a realistic, yet familiar, vision of the future. Like other sci-fi and post-apocalyptic films before it, Earth has become polluted and uninhabitable. Humankind has abandoned their home-world in favor of the distant planet of[...]
Under Review: ‘City Island’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — There seems to have been a sudden influx of family-related films and television shows. All of them seem to sugar-coat the struggles the modern family faces, but hey, that’s Hollywood for ya’ and in these times of economic crisis where families are driven to t[...]
Under Review: ‘Vincere’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Ideals are infectious. Thus the only way to truly control man is to manipulate his philosophy. It’s a sad truth but we, as humans, are prone to subjecting ourselves to whatever seems easiest or most convenient at the time. However, occasionally, there are clash[...]
Under Review: ‘The Red Tail’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — With today’s world-wide economical crisis, everyone has a story to tell. Look around — your neighbors, the people walking around you, the ones driving down the street — they are all struggling with the stress of debt, and with the worry of what lies[...]
Under Review: ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Since his death, Stieg Larsson has been gaining unstoppable momentum through his crime novels — namely his book “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” which has become a posthumous best-seller in a plethora of European countries. The plot[...]
Under Review: ‘Twilight in Forks: The Saga of the Real Town’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — I am a huge “Twilight” fan. I read all the books and have seen the first two movies. I anxiously awaited the release of “New Moon” on DVD last weekend and all the special features that were included with it. I studied all the offers from[...]
Under Review: ‘The Warlords’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — War never changes. We may have developed advanced techniques and weaponry, but in essence, war is still the same as it was thousands of years ago. Battles are still being fought for reasons both justified and ridiculous. Blood is still being spilled in order to[...]
Under Review: ‘J’ai Tué Ma Mère’ (aka ‘I Killed My Mother’)
— by JOEL CRARY — There’s a fantasy sequence in “J’ai Tué Ma Mère” (“I Killed My Mother”) that single-handedly makes the film worth seeing: 16-year-old gay student Hubert Minel (Xavier Dolan) chases his mother Chantale (Anne Dorval) through a serene autumn wood. He’s[...]
Under Review: ‘The Runaways’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Before I started writing this review, I checked my iTunes library. What I found was a plethora of Megadeth, Motörhead and Judas Priest albums, but hidden among “Rust in Peace” and “Ace of Spades,” there was an album[...]
Under Review: ‘Repo Men’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — It seems like heath care is an increasingly-heated debate among political giants, but this weekend, Miguel Sapochnik joins the dispute. Though it may seem unfair to target the first-time director for an almost complete misunderstanding of the health care system, [...]