Atom Egoyan – the director of such great films as Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter – misses the mark with The Captive, a film that takes pedophilia and spins it into something even worse.
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Sin City: A Dame To Kill For – Would-be Mighty, Mega-Noir!
When Sin City came out, seemingly eons ago, the idea of a film being almost entirely CG was something that hadn’t really been done to such an extent. It was visually groundbreaking, technologically breathtaking, and for fans of film noir, exhilarating. A Dame To Kill for is still visually arresting and mega-noir, but its impact […]
The Trip To Italy – A Tasty Sequel!
Sometimes a sequel can be just as much fun as the original. The Trip To Italy is a case in point. The premise of The Trip was two guys on a road trip to write a book about sampling the best food in the UK. It was just Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon playing somewhat […]
What If The F Word Was Friend?
What If is the latest movie to tackle the question of whether a man and a woman can just be friends. Its subjects are Wallace (still, a year later, not able to get over a horrific breakup) and Chantry (an animator with a great boyfriend). Titled The F World everywhere except in the U.S. and […]
The One I Love -The Path Less Taken!
The One I Love is an impressive debut for director Charlie McDowell – a romantic drama that takes a most unexpected turn and delights in its own, unique way.
Calvary: Let He Who Is Without Sin Perish!
An Irish priest in a country parish is hearing confessions when a voice tells him of how he was abused by a priest as a child and has decide that killing an evil priest wouldn’t get much notice but killing an innocent one would make a point. He gives the priest a week to get […]
Le Carré’s A Most Wanted Man Makes the Mundane Matter!
In real life, espionage is not glamorous. It’s like police work – mostly plodding detail work and following up and generally boring ninety-nine percent of the time. John le Carré worked in that field long enough that when he writes about it, he writes with a real understanding of mechanics of the spy game. His […]
Wish I Was Here: What Becomes of Dreams?
Wish I Was Here is the movie that Zach Braff partially funded from Kickstarter. He wanted to do that so he could make the movie he wanted – and it’s several steps up from his decent but not quite wonderful Garden State. This is a movie about a man who has wake up and realise […]
Earth to Echo: Cute Kids, Cute Alien, Cool Movie!
Earth to Echo is not an ET/Super 8/Close Encounters clone. It is deeply influenced by them, but takes the kids-meet-aliens premise and gives it a fresh approach that is surprisingly well thought out.
The Grand Seduction: Lovely Indie Is a Charm Offensive!
In one sentence, The Grand Seduction is about the people of tiny Tickle Cove Harbor’s attempt to seduce a doctor into staying in their community so a petrochemical repurposing plant can built there and give the Harbor back their pride.
The Railway Man – Confronting the Horrors of the Past!
When Eric Lomax, a recently married man, freaks out his wife, Patti, with a seeming seizure, and she can’t get him to explain why, she seeks out one of his friends for the full story. The Railway Man is a tale of horrific torture in a World War II Japanese labor camp in Thailand that […]