For the most loyal of Malick fans only...and even they may not like it. The H-Bomb: If pretty pictures alone made for a great film, then To the Wonder would be far and away the best movie of the year. As is the case with pretty much all of writer/director Terrence Malick's pictures, the cinematography is breathtakingly spectacular, and makes it worth seeing on the … [Read more...] about To the Wonder
Archives for August 2013
Twixt
"You can't change time, time changes you." The H-Bomb: When I think of the great filmmakers who emerged from the Golden Age of 70's cinema, Francis Ford Coppola almost immediately comes to mind, and with good reason. This is the man who in the span of that decade gave us The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now. Those four films alone … [Read more...] about Twixt
Kick-Ass 2
"Robin wishes he was me." Hit-Girl Check out a slightly tamer version of this review at NerdSpan.com Swift shot: Kick-Ass 2 certainly kicks ass, but nowhere near the amount of ass that was kicked in the original Kick-Ass. The dirty, violent style of Director Matthew Vaughn is hard to master, as Jeff Wadlow certainly tries to capture the tone, but he doesn't … [Read more...] about Kick-Ass 2
Lovelace
Swift shot: What was it like to be "Deep Throat?" Only Linda Lovelace knows for sure, and this Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman directed biopic based on the novel Ordeal, authored by Lovelace, gives us a glimpse into the burgeoning porn industry of the sex-teeming seventies. Amanda Seyfried is not afraid to shed her inhibitions, as she shows off her full figure in … [Read more...] about Lovelace
Elysium
It's the place to be. The H-Bomb: Sometime, in what we can only hope is the very distant future, the Earth has become a contaminated cesspool of pollution and disease. The super wealthy have made a new home for themselves on Elysium, a gigantic space station complete with houses, gardens, and an atmosphere, so they can live quiet lives of comfort. As for the have-nots … [Read more...] about Elysium