The Vampire Film That Puts ‘Twilight’ To Shame
The modern horror story can rightly claim to have its origins in the 19th century with the classic works of Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley’s […]
Film
Everyone Deserves a Little ‘Head’
“Head” is a dazzling and amazing piece of art that deserves to be seen. The plot structure is unique in the sense that it manages […]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Review: Take This Heap of Scrap Metal Back to the Junkyard- Bay’s Transformers Sequel is Fun, But Brainless
How do you tell how venerable a feature film series is? The sequel. After the initial buzz, appreciation and of course, cash runs out from […]
A World of Laughter, a World of Tears
It must be some cosmic coincidence that the release date for “The Darjeeling Limited†on DVD came right after the buzz around the Oscars started […]
The Best Scorsese Flick That You Haven’t Seen
Martin Scorsese (“Taxi Driver”) takes a devilish funny turn in “After Hours,” which centers on one man’s nightmarish journey in Soho. Of all of Scorsese’s […]
Heart of the ‘City’
“City of Men†is a movie that accepts pain as a fact of life. In fact, the pain in this movie is so big that […]
The Wrath of Todd
The reviews for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street†are more revealing than they look. One of the blurbs on the new DVD […]
When Tough Guys Ruled the Cinema-Episode Four: Two Mules for Sister Sara
At first glance, the 1970 film “Two Mules for Sister Sara,†directed by Don Siegel [Telefon, Dirty Harry] appears to be another romp ’em, stomp […]
Happiness is a Warm Gun
There’s a part in “Chapter 27†where Mark David Chapman’s wife is on the phone with him. When she hangs up, he utters the darkest […]
Enjoying the Dark Side on This Moon
“Moon,†the feature film debut of director Duncan Jones, may deserve to be added to the short list of venerable sci-fi cinema. Blue-collar astronaut Sam […]
Running on Empty
“Sex Drive†might be an ideal comedy for people who think the world is out to get them. They’re the only ones who can relate […]