Chris Columbus will have a tough time picking up the pieces of his career after this atrocious and unwatchable mess that everyone involved with should be ashamed of for participating in or even letting it get to production. I am not going to sum up the plot because it doesn’t matter, if you see this […]
Read more "Review: I Love You, Beth Cooper"This Japanese import is an engaging and effective look at the struggle of feeling trapped by a countries traditions and cultures, that minus an odd 20 minutes near the end, is pretty solid all around. The Sasaki’s are an ordinary middle class family living a rather normal existence in modern Japan. Composed of mom, dad, […]
Read more "Review: Tokyo Sonata"Pete Docter’s – Monster’s, Inc. (2001) Pete Docter’s Pixar debut was a heartfelt and hilarious look into the world of monsters and what they do on the other side of our closet doors. Sully, a tall and furry blue monster, is the leading scarer at Monsters Inc., a company that harvests children’s screams to power […]
Read more "The Decade’s Best – Monsters, Inc. (2001)"Duncan Jones makes his feature debut with this fantastic sci-fi film that digs into the psyche of the mind and what it means to be human and it is all fueled by a marvelous performance by Sam Rockwell. Helium-3 has saved the earth’s energy problems. A world on the verge of destroying itself through pollution […]
Read more "Review: Moon"Steven Spielberg’s – Minority Report (2002) Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Phillip K. Dick’s story is a rare blend of sci-fi, social commentary, major effects, action, noir mystery, and fun that is a blast to try and figure out and experience. Set in the not to distant future murder has been essentially eradicated in the Washington […]
Read more "The Decade’s Best – Minority Report (2002)"Robert DeNiro had a long gestating dream project about the origins of the C.I.A. Sitting on it for ten years he was finally able to bring it to fruition in 2006. Taking on a pacing and tone of its title character Edward Wilson, a collected, cold, calculated, subtle, and methodical man that helps give birth […]
Read more "The Decade’s Best – The Good Shepherd (2006)"So a few days ago I wrote an article summing up the year so far and how I thought we were having a pretty solid year being put together. Well, we might have some standouts, but I did a little math I got what the average score was for movies I’ve seen so far this […]
Read more "09 So Far, What is the Average Rating…"In 2006 Alfonso Cuarón crafted one of the best sci-fi, dystopia, and adventure pictures of the decade in Children of Men. A smart, fast paced and thrilling ride that grabs you from the first scene and never let goes, Children of Men is a can’t miss adventure. The year is 2027 and the last baby […]
Read more "The Decade’s Best – Children of Men (2006)"Michael Mann is back with a period biopic that chronicles the life of John Dillinger in his glory days as a criminal and the results are superb technically but it is missing that special something to make it an absolutely amazing film. Now, what is that special something? I don’t know. But as we pick […]
Read more "Review: Public Enemies"Sergei Dvortsevoy makes his narrative feature debut out of Kazakhstan is an interesting look into a sheep herder’s life and the battle between the young and old school’s of thought in society in the country. The film opens with the attempted arrangement of Asa, a young soldier looking for a start to his new life, […]
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Middle of the Row 