Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 08:23AM This film breathes life (of sorts) into the post-apocalyptic-road-warrior genre. Denzel Washington is one seriously cool dude as he slashes his way West on foot through a blasted landscape with his secret personal cargo.
Monday, January 25, 2010 at 02:40PM I like movies that start out with a fake documentary describing the imaginary culture underlying the film — two good examples are Monsters Inc. and Starship Troopers. Add Moon to the list.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 07:15AM Next time someone says, “Yeah, Avatar was great, but the story sucked,” suggest this film instead. The story doesn’t suck.
Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 09:44AM The elements are familiar: Han Solo-style wisecracking captain-with-a-heart-of-gold, rag-tag crew, gorgeous babe good at swordplay and kick-boxing, evil empire, space armadas battling at close quarters, and — I kid you not — flesh-eating outer space zombies.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 07:24AM Japanese school girl goes on rampage to wreak revenge on the murderers of her little brother, gets fitted with prosthetic arm/machine gun, ensuing action consumes more artificial blood and gore than any film in recent memory.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 12:07PM This 1964 European-produced, English-dubbed movie was cutting edge when released and even now contains elements that entertain.
Monday, November 30, 2009 at 11:41PM This is a very funny and beautifully prouduced piece of whimsy. The characters are interesting, the story is clever, the dialog is witty, and the voice performances are superb.
Monday, November 9, 2009 at 11:17AM Here are my favorites among all the films I saw in 2009 (not all of these were released in 2009); my top 5 are tagged with an asterisk (*):
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 11:18AM This 1929 silent film by Metropolis director Fitz Lang is quite amazing.
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 07:24PM I see elements from The Matrix, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Resident Evil. And vampires, of course.
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 07:44AM Sam Raimi’s DRAG ME TO HELL is fitfully entertaining. But it commits what I consider the unpardonable sin for a horror movie:
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 12:07AM At first I thought, “Uh-oh, this is another one of those interminable animes about Japanese high school kids dealing with adolescent angst.” Boy, was I wrong.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10:55PM Here are the movie reviews I’ve added since January 1, 2009, starting with the most recent.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 08:28PM Don’t be misled. This is one scary movie.
Monday, October 5, 2009 at 12:55PM This animated tale about a young girl growing up in Iran during and after the Revolution as personal freedoms are inexorably removed is simultaneously touching and difficult to watch.
Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 11:55PM This documentary is by no means a comprehensive history of Apple or even of the Macintosh computer.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 09:41PM This horror/sci-fi adventure is a prequel to the DEAD SPACE video game.
Monday, September 28, 2009 at 07:34AM I rented MISSION TO MARS expecting a camp classic, a howler, a real dud.