The advanced press materials on Nobody Else But You call it the French meeting of Fargo and Twin Peaks, but that isn’t wholly accurate. Yes, it’s a semi-supernatural murder mystery set in a snow-blanketed part of the French countryside. Yes,...
Knockdown is a direct to DVD feature that offers to hold your attention for its 90-minute runtime but not much else. The budget is low, but well managed. The direction is fine, but distracting at times. The performances are sincere,...
The film 88 Minutes was a prime example of how dangerous it is to name a film after its length. With 96 Minutes being a direct to DVD release after a blinkingly short and limited theatrical release, I didn’t expect...
How to begin a review of Battlefield America? A Battlefield Earth sequel joke seems too easy, and a comment about how Roger is all “growed-up” seems too obscure. Let’s cut to the chase. This movie is probably exactly what you’re...
Without looking at IMDB, I assumed that Death and Cremation was a first film. It has the feeling of a boy wearing his father’s jacket. The costumes don’t quite look right, locations look borrowed, and shots seem stolen. This lack...
Mighty Fine is the story of a Jewish family from Brooklyn that moves to New Orleans in the early seventies. Written and directed by Debbie Goodstein, the movie is billed as “inspired” by her life. The charm of this film...
On the surface Elles is a sexy French film following a Parisian journalist exploring the world of student prostitutes. It comes with a racy NC-17 rating, Juliette Binoche, and an implied lesbian subplot. In other words it’s a movie designed...
More often than not, when you see a movie that’s been “ripped from the headlines” you get a melodrama. In the case of Bernie you get a cute flick with touches of over the top goofy. Starring Jack Black, Matthew...
In Safe, Jason Statham plays “Luke,” a likeable superhero. Catherine Chan plays “Mei,” an adorable little girl. Add the Russian mob, the Chinese mob, and crooked cops and you get a standard issue action movie. Safe is a handsome movie...
Some movies are like buttery popcorn: tasty fluff that gets stale before the year is out. Some films are masterpieces: instantly iconic and standing the test of time. In between there are a few, small, germinal flicks, which gain importance...
