Rental Review – The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a beautiful looking film with a really intriguing story, but unfortunately doesn’t answer all of the questions I wish it had. Looks like I am going to just have to use my imagination to fill in the blanks (See what I did there? “Imagination”? That’s right, I went there…) […]

Review: Crazy Heart

Crazy Heart is a nice little picture of redemption that hits all the expected beats and is solidly crafted from start to finish with a bunch of quality songs to enjoy along the way. The story follow Bad Blake a past his prime singer songwriter who has been supplying hits for a young country superstar, […]

Review: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Terry Gilliam’s latest is a bizarre and imaginative tale that while a bit scatter shot and unclear at times it is still rather entertaining and allows for a great ensemble to have a lot of fun. Dr. Parnassus is an old man, centuries old in fact, and he is involved in an elaborate betting game […]

The Decade’s Best – Minority Report (2002)

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 […]

Review: Pride and Glory

Ed Norton’s latest is a brutal dirty cop drama that never really settles into itself and can be a bit all over the place, yet remains entertaining for the most part. Ray Tierney (Ed Norton) comes from a family of cops, but is kind of the outsider of his family at this point and juncture. […]

Review: In Bruges on DVD

In Bruges came out on video this week and you should rush out to buy it as it is currently in the top 3 standings of movies of 08 by my book. Here is my original review! In Bruges Martin McDonagh’s feature debut is an impressive one that weaves dark humor with a bit of […]

Review: In Bruges

Martin McDonagh’s feature debut is an impressive one that weaves dark humor with a bit of action while diving into the psyche of a hit man. Ray and Ken (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, respectively) are instructed by their employer Harry (Ralph Fiennes) to lay low in Bruges, Belgium after performing a hit in London […]

Review: Cassandra’s Dream

Woody Allen’s second endeavor into crime drama, after the excellent Match Point, is another solid effort with excellent work from the cast, but a story that doesn’t really surprise on many levels.