— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Though I can’t fathom the mindset of a parent whose child has been murdered, I can’t imagine anyone going on a bloody rampage in order to deliver their own brand of “justice.” But of course, not everything in film is realistic. We, as[...]
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Under Review: ‘Fish Tank’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — The English have a term called “chav.” It’s usually used among teenagers and those of a younger-demographic. It has a multitude of meanings, but the predominate definition is “scum of the Earth” (according to Urban Dictionary anyway)[...]
Under Review: ‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’
— by SCOTT SWAN — For most of my life, I’ve been a Michael Jackson fan. I first heard about the talented entertainer when I was 10. A friend from church gave me “Off The Wall” for my birthday, the LP that is. I played the crap out of that record, despite the fact that [[...]
Under Review: ‘Legion’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Until recently, when I thought of the Bible, several images popped into my head. Some of them being angels, Jesus, and an all-mighty entity in the heavens, but after seeing the latest batch of religion-themed films, it isn’t hard for me to also think about [...]
Under Review: ‘The Yes Men Fix the World’
— by JOEL CRARY — What I like about the Yes Men is that they are self-professed failures. One scene of “The Yes Men Fix the World” shows masters of deception Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno sitting in front of a television set, watching the effects of the free market on the poor of[...]
Under Review: ‘The Trials of Henry Kissinger’
— by BEV QUESTAD — You will never look at politics the same way. You will never look at government-delivered reasons for being in a war the same way. Your world view will be unalterably changed after viewing this documentary. This is the kind of film that transforms thinking. In his book[...]
Under Review: ‘Extraordinary Measures’
— by ALEXA MILAN — “Extraordinary Measures” is a fairly typical tearjerker. It tells a remarkable story, but unfortunately that isn’t enough to make it a remarkable film. Based on a true story, the film follows John and Aileen Crowley (Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell), [...]
Under Review: ‘The Book of Eli’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Post-apocalyptic films commonly use a bleak representation of the world to illustrate a political message. Besides an occasional “Oh, God” blurted out by one of its leads, it’s rare for a director to look at a nuclear wasteland through a[...]
Under Review: ‘The Lovely Bones’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Philosophers such as Kierkegaard have always questioned God and the afterlife, but the question is not whether or not such a thing as Heaven exists, the question is “how do you depict something that has not been photographed and quite frankly might not be[...]
Under Review: ‘Daybreakers’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Vampires have always been a popular source of inspiration for works of fiction, but it wasn’t until recently that their influence really impacted Hollywood. There has been a seemingly non-ending wave of mediocre films that includes the “Twilight”[...]
Under Review: ‘Leap Year’
— by JOEL CRARY — Last year, my girlfriend and I stopped by Dublin on a trip across Western Europe. In addition to the inevitable carousing that took place in the city, we took the opportunity to visit Wicklow Mountains National Park, an area of sprawling, largely uninhabited green hills[...]
Under Review: ‘Youth in Revolt’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — In “Youth in Revolt,” the main character, Nick Twisp, is in search of what every high school male in films seems to want: to lose his virginity. But for a Frank Sinatra-loving, awkward teenager, losing his virginity isn’t an easy thing. Nick has the kind[...]
Under Review: ‘Opie Gets Laid’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — The synopsis for “Opie Gets Laid” titles it an offbeat comedy and by all means that is the best way to describe it. The film’s one liners were very funny and it did have quite a few. The film starts off by showing us what Opie (James Ricardo) does[...]