DVD Reviews: The Green Hornet, Dinoshark and Megan is Missing
The January 2011 release of “The Green Hornet” may have seemed like nothing more than yet another calculated move by Hollywood to co-opt an existent fan base and limit its…
The Cave of Forgotten Dreams Movie Review
Title: The Cave of Forgotten Dreams Director: Werner Herzog If many modern actors frequently locate a personal commercial sweet spot and then mine that seam for all it’s worth, a…
The Double Hour Movie Review
Title: The Double Hour Director: Giuseppe Capotondi Starring: Filippo Timi, Ksenia Rappoport, Antonia Truppo, Gaetano Bruno, Fausto Russo Alesi, Michele Di Mauro A sort of poison pill for arthouse enjoyers…
Earthwork Movie Review
Title: Earthwork Writer-director: Chris Ordal Starring: John Hawkes, James McDaniel, Zach Grenier, Laura Kirk, Bruce MacVittie, Chris Bachand, Sam Greenlee, Brendon Glad Wiry and kind of owlish at the same…
Sympathy For Delicious Movie Review
Title: Sympathy For Delicious Director: Mark Ruffalo Starring: Christopher Thornton, Juliette Lewis, Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Orlando Bloom, John Carroll Lynch, Noah Emmerich It’s not just about the free, high-end…
That's What I Am Movie Review
Title: That’s What I Am Director: Mike Pavone Starring: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck, Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton, Amy Madigan The fact…
DVD Column: Tangled, How Do You Know and The Taqwacores
Coming on the heels of 2009’s underperforming The Princess and the Frog, Disney rolled the dice yet again on a fairly low-fi tale of storybook royalty, in the form of…
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Movie Review
Title: Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Director: Andrew Lau Starring: Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Yang Zhou, Bo Huang A heady blend of spy…
DVD Column: The Kings Speech, Teen Wolf, The Way Back and Secret of Nimh
When it was first greenlit, I seriously doubt that anyone would have taken bets on The King’s Speech grossing the amount of money it did. It was an Oscar-bait movie…