Posts Tagged ‘Mia Wasikowska’
Top 15 Films of 2015 – Allen’s Picks
I know what people say: “Lists of anything are dumb. How can you take something as subjective as movies and rank them in order?” Well, that’s kind of the beauty of it: no one list is definitive. If anything, putting out one’s favorite films only reveals…
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Film Review – Crimson Peak
Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak (2015) is a perfect example of how advertisements can misconstrue audience expectations. Trailers and posters would have us believe that this is a horror film. That is not the case. Although there is plenty of spooky atmosphere, ghouls that lurk…
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SXSW Film Review – Only Lovers Left Alive
Being out of the film festival stratosphere, I had never heard of Only Lovers Left Alive until it was announced as part of the SXSW Film Festival lineup. Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston play the main characters, and they are also vampires. Consider my interest…
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DVD Rundown 6-18-2013 – Video Podcast #264
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for June 18th, 2013. In this episode they discuss Jack the Giant Slayer, Stoker, Rectify and Safety Last!.
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Film Review – Stoker
In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1943 thriller Shadow of a Doubt, young Charlie Newton is longing for something to happen and shake up her boring existence. That something turns out to be a visit from her Uncle Charlie—a man we learn is wanted by the police for…
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Film Review – Lawless
Somewhere inside of John Hillcoat’s Lawless (2012) is a good movie, maybe even a great one. The ingredients are there: good acting, fine direction, impressive production values – everything you could ask for. Nick Cave wrote the screenplay and helped compose the music, and the…
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Film Review – Albert Nobbs
In Albert Nobbs (2011), Albert (Glenn Close), is a waiter in a hotel in 19th century Ireland, and is very good at his job. He is dedicated, polite, and knows his place. He is also secretly a woman and, if exposed, could ruin be ruined.…
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Dialogue Review – Jane Eyre
Brandi Sperry: The scene: Brandi and Allen are about to watch Jane Eyre. Brandi’s quite excited, being a fan of the novel and having put the film on her most-anticipated list of 2011. Allen…doesn’t seem to know what Jane Eyre is, exactly. Allen Almachar: That’s…
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