Movie Reviews

The Road The apocalypse of men's souls is the theme of this morality play played out upon the bleak landscape of a dying world. August 29th, 2010 Fiddler on the Roof The 1971 film adaptation of the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof is not only one of the best musicals of all time; it is also one of the best movies ever made. August 19th, 2010 Oxford Murders This farcical hypothesis was presented at a symposium by mathematician / philosopher Arthur Seldom, played by character actor John Hurt. August 12th, 2010 The Extra Man Louis Ives is extra-eccentric, not only in his confused sexuality, but in his recurring fantasy of stepping back in time as Jay Gatsby. August 3rd, 2010 Inception 4 out of 5 Stars!!! July 20th, 2010 The Pacific, Installments III & IV The toughest and bloodiest war ever fought on this planet was fought all over the globe in two theaters of action. This is the story about one of them -The Pacific. June 13th, 2010 The Blind Side Touching film full of life lessons, with more than its share of unforced humor, "The Blind Side" was easily one of the best films of 2009. May 20th, 2010 The Warlords Co-directors Peter Chan and Wai Man Yip ably brought to their audience in “The Warlords,” a fair representation of the prevailing desperation of a people constantly engaged in conflict May 14th, 2010 Full Metal Jacket "Goodbye My Sweetheart, Hello Vietnam" This refrain from Dave Dudley's country ditty, an integral melody in the soundtrack of the classic "Full Metal Jacket" regarding a more patri May 13th, 2010 Being John Malkovich The film works! Outrageous premise: It is essentially why this film is so alluring. An entire film built around seeing the world through the eyes of one of America's most eclectic actors - John M May 11th, 2010 Donnie Darko Looking to the future can be hazardous to your health, or maybe not . That constant indecision of this film's meaning is normal for me - every time I see it. May 7th, 2010 Gladiator Ridley Scott employed the perfect balance of narrative, cinematic imagery and adventure to build the timeless tale of a once great empire beginning its fall into the moral decay that was Rome. May 5th, 2010 Being There Naivety and Innocence are Comfortable Collaborators in this humorous farce, Peter Sellers' second to his last movie, before his death in 1980, may also be his second best. May 5th, 2010 The Whole Wide World The Story of the best pulp fiction writer in "The Whole Wide World" was a whale of a tale. Pulp fiction writer Robert Ervin Howard, who in life was successful in the most difficult of times. May 4th, 2010 Food, Inc. Altogether, Food, Inc. is a must-see for anyone who wants to know a little bit more about where the food they eat actually comes from and the conditions under which it is produced. March 29th, 2010 The Eclipse This small film tests the intermix of human emotion and the paranormal world ... and it works well enough. March 27th, 2010 The Pacific, Installments I & II The toughest and bloodiest war ever fought on this planet was fought all over the globe in two theaters of action. This is the story about one of them -The Pacific. March 23rd, 2010 UP The Brainchild of Peter Docter, Bob Peterson and Tom McCarthy, Up is a poignant parody on the adventure of life. March 22nd, 2010 To Kill a Mockingbird I always wanted to know an Atticus Finch, and yet I never quite met him. I never found him in any of my coaches, my teachers, my friends, the fathers of my friends. March 21st, 2010 The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker, awarded the Oscar for the Best Picture of the Year, is an important film that will be remembered as a perfunctory exposition of the occupation of Iraq in the War on Terror. March 18th, 2010 Where the Wild Things Are I do try to give films a good go of it when I try to enjoy them as art or simply entertainment. In terms of "Where the Wild Things Are,"¯ I tried to look at the picture trough the eyes of an March 18th, 2010 Shutter Island Martin Scorsese pays heavy homage to film legend Alfred Hitchcock in this film with as many twists as a steep mountain road. March 14th, 2010 The Lost Boys Not just another teen angst meets brood vampire movie, "The Lost Boys" has always been special to me. March 13th, 2010 Funny People Inorder to rediscover his comedy, Adam Sandler reverted to the worst within the ego of an overindulged former stand-up comedian turned low-brow actor February 11th, 2010 Julie & Julia Julia Child was the most influential culinary author of all time. Julie Powell respected that fact and piggy-backed her ambition on the shoulders of a very big woman. February 11th, 2010 Wonderful World Director Joshua Goldin directs Mathew broderck in this tale of a man reawakening from deep concious dream of living a lfe with goblet of rather cheap wine always half empty. February 6th, 2010 The Ugly Truth I think Gerard Butler is a fine actor in the right film and the right script. This was not that film. February 4th, 2010 Extract Mike Judge, the personafication of hit or miss, writes and directs what will become a comedy classic. January 28th, 2010 Red Cliff In 208 AD, events were set in place in ancient China that pitched a huge battle between the Northern aggressors upon two provinces in the South, which set the troubled tone for centuries. January 24th, 2010 The Merry Gentleman Michael Keaton directs his first film and uses the old formula of substance over style to present the quirky fellowship between a hitman and a sweet girl. January 22nd, 2010 The Hangover Two hours of dizzy, nausea inducing laughter January 18th, 2010 Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino, a provacateur of inordinate skill, gives his public a fine film regarding the Jewish fantasy of near total retribution for the horrific treatment of the Jews at the hands of Nazis. January 7th, 2010 Wyatt Earp "But Now he's (Wyatt) Going to be a Marshal and an Outlaw. Best of Both Worlds, Son." These words were spoken by a tubercular Doc Holliday, played by a gaunt 145 pound Dennis Quaid, to War January 5th, 2010 Pulp Fiction Lightweight subject is built into a heavyweight classic just the film title itself, "Pulp Fiction" denotes a lightweight film. Hardly. The film's rich dialogue is legendary. January 5th, 2010 Angels and Demons Tom Hanks reprises his role as symbologist Robert Langdon as he struggles against all odds to save what he has little reverence for - the Vatican. January 1st, 2010 A Christmas Story Jean Shepherd's humorist view a of one family's Christmas skewed toward the bizarre in a very cold northern Indiana - very industrial, very middleclass, and of course, very funny. December 24th, 2009 E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial Director Steven Spielberg chooses relatively unknown actors for his cast to go one step further to create a sense of familiarity in the audience. December 23rd, 2009 It's a Wonderful Life Major Capra was fresh from his stint in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Colonel Stewart had just provided the U.S. Army Air Corps his best years. And these two great patriots made one great film. December 23rd, 2009 Public Enemies The government named these bank robbers "public enemies," with John Dillinger as "Public Enemy No. 1." Ironically, the public saw the government, not the robbers as the real enemy. December 22nd, 2009 Taxi Driver Travis Bickle is "God's lonely man," peering at New York through the rear-view mirror of his taxi cab. Though he tries to make sincere human connections, Bickle finds himself lonelier. December 22nd, 2009