I was wondering how I was going to start this, or how to explain the movie in great detail. I found myself thinking that this film is almost indescribable. Almost. It’s been 30 years since director George Miller’s creation of Max Rockatansky was seen. And since that time, Miller has taken to the “family film” … Continue reading REVIEW: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
REVIEW: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him, Her, and Everyone in Between
When I first heard The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby was in production, I was fairly excited. This film was going to have what seemed like a decent story, and, well, everything just looked great from the outside. However, as the film expanded to more audiences, I couldn’t help but hear bad review after bad review. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him, Her, and Everyone in Between
REVIEW: WHIPLASH
TAP...TAP...TAP...TAP...TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP There is something that, we as an audience, find intriguing about a character's self-destruction in an effort to perfect a certain talent. Like many films that have come before Whiplash, the flowing story lines or questions throughout these films are often, "what will our main character give up … Continue reading REVIEW: WHIPLASH
REVIEW: NIGHTCRAWLER
In the film Nightcrawler, Jake Gyllenhaal plays Lou Bloom, who does not shy away from criminal activities. He searches for work throughout the city of Los Angeles and he stubbles along a freelance TV news crew filming a scene of a fiery car accident. As Bloom watches the men film from different angles for the … Continue reading REVIEW: NIGHTCRAWLER
REVIEW: JOBS
The revolutionary Steve Jobs expected nothing but perfection when working on one of his many projects. Jobs oversaw many different projects including the start of up Apple Computers Inc. Most of us know the story of Steve Jobs and the struggle to really get Apple to what it is today. However, it’s a bit ironic … Continue reading REVIEW: JOBS
Lest We Forget: There Will Be Blood
“I drink your milkshake! I drink it up!” I love it when a movie strikes you, punches you with emotion, without the characters saying any words. From the moment the movie begins, we see Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) drawing oil from the nearby hole he’s drilled. There are few words spoken during these first 15 … Continue reading Lest We Forget: There Will Be Blood
Criterion: The Red Shoes
"Why do you want to live?" These simple words spoken by the main character Victoria Page would have such an impact on me. I remember watching The Red Shoes for the first time. It was 11pm and unknown to me, the movie wouldn't finish until 1 o'clock in the morning. I had heard about this … Continue reading Criterion: The Red Shoes
REVIEW: STOKER
The title of Stoker is a little tip of the hat to Bram Stoker, the creator of the famous bloodsucking villain, Dracula. However the plot didn’t cause me to reflect on the Transylvanian monster, nor his creator, but Alfred Hitchcock’s film, “Shadow of a Doubt.” Now if you haven’t seen the Hitchcock film, I won’t … Continue reading REVIEW: STOKER
REVIEW: Only God Forgives
When we heard that Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling were teaming up for another project we couldn’t help but get excited. But when Only God Forgives premiered at Cannes to a room full of boos, a little ounce of concern overcame us. Apparently now that the movie has come out, the roar of boos … Continue reading REVIEW: Only God Forgives
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