(1 Mar) The Last Mimzy (2007, Robert Shaye)23 [ Read my interview with Shaye in Voir ] (2 Mar) Zodiac (2007, David Fincher) [ review ] 59 (5 Mar) I Think I Love My Wife (2007, Chris Rock)41 [ Vite, on produit un remake hollywoodien de “L’Amour l’après-midi” d’Éric Rohmer : à qui faites-vous appel pour scénariser, réaliser et jouer dans cette nouvelle version de…
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2008 log (2)
(1 Feb) Into the Sun (2005, mink)66 [ Um, ok. This is one of those DTV flicks Steven Seagal keeps making (and Vern keeps reviewing) but, surprisingly, it’s not all that cheap and generic. For one, it was shot in Tokyo and is sort of an American take on Asian action cinema, with Yakuza shoot-outs and swordfights. It’s no “Kill Bill”, mind, but still… And…
2007 log (6)
(2 Jun) Catch Me If You Can (2002, Steven Spielberg)[ review ]91 (4 Jun) Hostel: Part II (2007, Eli Roth)54 [ It starts like a crappy straight-to-video sequel, with badly incorporated flashbacks recapping the first movie and that most lame of horror movie tricks, the BOO!-no, wait, it-was-a-nightmare scare. Plus we’re still with the surviving jackass from the original played by Jay Hernandez but, thankfully,…
2017 log (6)
(2 Jun) Wonder Woman (2017, Patty Jenkins)67 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (2 Jun) Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003, Douglas Schwartz) [ This reunion TV movie is part soap opera, part T&A, part torture porn (!). Tons of montages, backstory and call-backs that will deeply confuse anyone but die-hard fans of the show. But even as a casual viewer, it’s fun to watch David…
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 Morin)91 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (8 Jul) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (2012, Brett Whitcomb) [ I binge-watched season one of the GLOW series…
2016 log (5)
(9 May) X-Men: Apocalypse (2016, Bryan Singer)63 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (13 May) High-Rise (2016, Ben Wheatley)90 (16 May) The Flash S02E21 “The Runaway Dinosaur” (2016, Kevin Smith) [ I’m intrigued by the mix of comic book sci-fi and melodrama but, obviously, seeing this one episode out of context, having never watched “The Flash” before, makes it hard to get everything and feel…
2016 log (7)
(2 Jul) Love & Mercy (2015, Bill Pohlad)82 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (6 Jul) The Secret Life of Pets (2016, Chris Renaud)67 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (7 Jul) Blow Out (1981, Brian De Palma)95 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (8 Jul) Amy (2015, Asif Kapadia) [ I first became aware of Amy Winehouse because of the “Back to Black” album…
2017 log (12)
(2 Dec) Dunkirk (2017, Christopher Nolan)95 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] / [ Review #2 (SPOILERS) ] (7 Dec) The Disaster Artist (2017, James Franco)74 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (11 Dec) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, Rian Johnson)93 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (14 Dec) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, Rian Johnson)93 [ See above. ] (15-20 Dec) Wormwood…
2017 log (3)
(4 Mar) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, George Miller)97 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (8 Mar) Paterson (2016, Jim Jarmusch)92 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (10 Mar) Kong: Skull Island (2017, Jordan Vogt-Roberts)83 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (11 Mar) Evil Dead (2013, Fede Alvarez)90 [ Sam Raimi’s “The Evil Dead” being one of my favorite horror movies of all time, I…
2004 log (1)
(5 Jan) Vendus (2004, Éric Tessier)34 [ Less than 4 months after the release of his scarily effective “Sur le seuil”, Éric Tessier follows it up with an underwhelming crime comedy. Double-crosses, violence played for laughs and wacky twists abound in this sub-Coen movie about a prostitute trying to blackmail the loser husband of a rich real estate agent. Tessier’s direction is dynamic and Véronique…