Category: Movies
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The Dark Crystal (1982)
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Read more: The Dark Crystal (1982)Leaping at the chance to ham it up alongside a rich cast of puppets cut from felt might seem like a strange choice, but anyone who witnessed the wit and irreverence of its stars could understand the appeal.
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Moon Tide (1942)
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Read more: Moon Tide (1942)Jean Gabin made a career out of playing damaged characters with good intentions, making him a natural for noir.
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Today You Die: 90’S Inaction
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Read more: Today You Die: 90’S Inaction“What Seagal Does In Vegas, Nearly Destroys It.”
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Flow: For Love of Water
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Read more: Flow: For Love of WaterRegardless of your leanings regarding politics or economic theory, if you do not drink water, you will be dead within a few days.
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Punisher Warzone (2008)
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Read more: Punisher Warzone (2008)In terms of sheer violence, very few films are in The Punisher’s league. Wine glass stem through the throat, chair leg through the eye…
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Slumdog Millionaire
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Read more: Slumdog MillionaireThere are no fairy tales in India, no white knights atop majestic steeds saving young damsels from despair and harm. But for the Western world, in which director Danny Boyle is fully ensconced, this former jewel of the British empire continues to hold romantic allure, whether as a destination for weary travelers seeking the succor…
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The Edge of Heaven (2007)
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Read more: The Edge of Heaven (2007)Much as the quirky indie film has induced irreparable rot into independent cinema, the hyperlink movie has become the go-to framework for overwrought drama for auteurs lacking ingenuity in an increasingly sparse creative landscape. You see, in a hyperlink movie like Syriana or Babel, the world is a giant organic being and we are all,…
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The Wrestler
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Read more: The WrestlerAmerica in tights.
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Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
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Read more: Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)One week after September 11, 2001, Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on “Meet the Press” to describe one of the ways the rules have changed. “We have to work the dark side, if you will. We’ve got to spend time in the shadows of the intelligence world. That’s the world these folks operate in, and…
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Life in Cold Blood (2008)
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Read more: Life in Cold Blood (2008)Life in Cold Blood has its focus upon amphibians and reptiles, cold-blooded vertebrates that have a generally primitive reputation.