I'm sure anyone who would be visiting this site is familiar with the story of Diablo Cody: the stripper/phone sex operator who became a screenwriting wunderkind who won an Oscar her first time out the gate with "Juno". She has a writing style full of witty catchphrases that can be mildly amusing at best and mildly irritating at worst. Her dialogue doesn't at all reflect the way … [Read more...] about Jennifer’s Body
Archives for September 2009
The Uninvited
The Unexpected . . . Much better than I was expecting, this was actually based on the Korean horror Janghwa, Hongryeon by Ji-woon Kim. I don't mind telling you, I haven't seen the original, and now that I have seen this version - it would ruin it for me. The story was interesting and the characters were completely believable. Those Koreans know mind-bending … [Read more...] about The Uninvited
RocknRolla
I was expecting SLC Punk meets London, but what I got was as disappointing as British cuisine. It was like some kind of homo-erotic Oliver Twist story with limited violence. I was expecting London to be dripping with blood, and for the most part - all we got was American Crayfish and junkies strewn about with some Russian mobsters and the occasional awkward moments of, … [Read more...] about RocknRolla
Sorority Row
Damn. For me there is nothing better than going into a film you have low-to-no expectations for, then being pleasantly surprised when you actually like it. My expectations for "Sorority Row" were less than low. The previews for it had my lame-o-meter ringing off the charts, and the whole thing just looked like another shitty post-modern teen hack 'n slash flick. From what I … [Read more...] about Sorority Row
Surveillance
Just to get this out of the way, David Lynch is my favorite filmmaker on the planet. He makes dark, challenging, elliptical films that demand multiple viewings. In an industry full of wanna be auteurs, he is one of the few true artists working in film today. That stated, I was in no hurry to see "Surveillance", the new film directed by his daughter, Jennifer Chambers Lynch. … [Read more...] about Surveillance