A+
When I first saw Sean Penn win the best actor award over Mickey Rourke I felt like he was robbed. Then I saw this. Sean Penn, Daniel Day Lewis, and Philip Seymour Hoffman are the three greatest actors of this generation.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Milk
A+
When I first saw Sean Penn win the best actor award over Mickey Rourke I felt like he was robbed. Then I saw this. Sean Penn, Daniel Day Lewis, and Philip Seymour Hoffman are the three greatest actors of this generation.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
Jack Goes Boating
A-
Why didn't this movie get more love? Hoffman and Amy Ryan nail it and it's a genuinely funny movie. Def Top Ten 2010.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
My Son, My Son What Have Ye Done?
B+
I have yet to see Michael Shannon be anything less than brilliant. Interesting film that wasn't quite what I was expecting.
Angst
C
I guess there is something here (the diner scenes were interestingly presented) but much like things like I spit on your grave and hostel, just not much fun to watch.
Dead Set
A-
A brilliant miniseries out of England that far surpasses (the still quite good) The Walking Dead. Clever concept, wonderfully executed. The leads are all good, especially the main girl(pictured). Particularly love the ending.
Solitary Man
B-
Funny stuff here and there. Douglas' best since Wonder Boys. In the end It just felt a bit shallow to me.
Evita
C+
I'm trying out for the play this afternoon so I watched the film for the first time. It's good except all the singing and dancing. (sighs, wonders how the hell i'm going to get through all the singing and dancing.)
update-got a chorus role, totally expected.
127 Hours
B-
good performance from Franco, danny boyle needs to chill a bit and not be quite so cliched. (ie- popular instrumental music during finale. lame foreshadowing in dialogue.)
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Movie of the Year 2010
barring 127 Hours or Toy Story 3 blowing my mind over the next few days my movie of the year for 2010 is Enter The Void.
Gaspar Noe is a truly unique and challenging artist and I can only look forward to his further work.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Casino
A+
Classic all around. I hold out some hope for a third mob movie from marty, robert, and pesci.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
A Serbian Film
B
WARNING: Despite giving it a favorable grade, I'm afraid this can only be recommended to very hardened film viewers. This is along the lines of Salo in that it's got some of the most graphic scenes of all time. I can honestly say I'll never see this film again and I'm not entirely sure I'm glad to have seen it.
Monday, November 15, 2010
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