No matter what people say, this is definitively one of Jim Carrey’s best films. He stars as, you guessed it, a cable installer. He really takes his job seriously, TV being the quintessential thing in…
Date Archives 2011
Daniel Grou – Podz
2010 Les Sept jours du talion77 [ review ] 2010 10 1/2 (2010, Daniel Grou – Podz)56 [ Podz’ first feature, “Les Sept jours du talion”, was not perfect, but its qualities strongly outweighed its…
The Quick and the Dead
Sharon Stone stars in this very original western. She plays a sexy cowgirl looking for revenge in a small town named Redemption. Stone arrives there on her horse. Trouble is in every corner of this…
2017 log (7)
(2 Jul) Predator (1987, John McTiernan) [ review ] 93 (6 Jul) Game of Death (2017, Sébastien Landry & Laurence “Baz” Morais)87 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (7 Jul) Le problème d’infiltration (2017, Robert…
Austin Powers : International Man of Mystery
Mike Myers stars in this totally groovy comedy, which he has also co-written. Following the traces of his idol Peter Sellers, Myers delivers a double performance as both the hero and the villain of the…
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Michel Côté has often made the whole province laugh on stage (“Broue”), TV (“La Petite Vie”) and the big screen (Cruising Bar), but he’s also an under-appreciated dramatic actor. His turn in “C.R.A.Z.Y.” should prove…
AMERICAN GRAFFITI
Is it me or is this film way overrated? It is a more or less enjoyable picture, okay, but it’s far from being a masterpiece. I’m pretty sure that what most like about it is…
Storytelling
Todd Solondz made his debut with the affecting teen angst drama “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, but he really made an impression with 1998’s “Happiness”, a wonderfully cynical look at some not so happy individuals….
Scary Movie 2
Last time we checked on girl-next-door Cindy (Anna Faris), pothead Shorty (Marlon Wayans), soul sister Brenda (Regina Hall) and her not that ambiguously gay boyfriend Ray (Shawn Wayans), they had barely survived being stalked by…
The Parent Trap
Aah, Walt Disney, what an odd empire. Both a magical world cherished by children and a despicable example of capitalism gone mad. But you can’t deny that their thirtysomething self-proclaimed “animation masterpieces” are exceptional family…