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Film Review – Dora-Heita
Dora-Heita is a traditional Japanese film about a new magistrate (basically a mayor) in a small town. The magistrate has begun to spread rumors about himself in order to make people think he’s lecherous and mean and nasty. He’s only done this to make his…
READ MOREStep Up 3D – A Review
In March of 2009, I received a call from a friend in regard to a dance audition. Jon Chu, the director who made Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) was holding an online audition to find dancers for his next film. Not being a huge…
READ MOREDinner For Schmucks – A Dialogue
Brandi Sperry: So, we’ve seen Dinner For Schmucks. Before I say anything critical about the film, I must just get this out of the way: highly recommended if you are a diorama enthusiast.
READ MOREFilm Review – Red Riding Hood
Red Riding Hood – I generally have good luck with recommendations from Amazon.com regarding movies I should purchased because I also purchased some other random movie. The key word is generally. I don’t even remember why they recommended it, sadly. The film is about a…
READ MORESalt – A Review
Salt (2010), the latest summer blockbuster starring Angelina Jolie, is an insulting excuse for an action film. The movie defies any kind of logic, suspense, emotion, or excitement, I actually felt anger coming out of the theater. While watching it, I tried to find some redeemable…
READ MOREFilm Review – Freezer Burn
Freezer Burn directed by Charles Hood sounds like a good movie. A scientist falls for a younger girl and he decides to freeze himself so that he can wake up and be with her in the future. This was an interesting enough synopsis for me…
READ MOREFollowing – A Review
“Are you watching closely?” – Alfred Borden, The Prestige (2006) They pass us everyday, like ghosts. We see them, we are aware that they are there, but we know nothing about them; they are covers to books without anything written on the pages. Who am I…
READ MOREThe Lost Skeleton of Cadavra – A Review
I wrote in a previous article that I felt the worst kinds of movies are the ones where the filmmakers get lost in their own sense of self-importance. Where their inflated sense of artistry prevents them from making a movie that’s actually good. I hate…
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