Est. 1998
So the film was badly received at the last Toronto Festival and all but 30% of critics think it’s rotten. Fuck them. I’m here to tell you that if you love movies, music and that amazing girl you thought only existed in dreams, “Elizabethtown” will rock your world. Granted, Cameron Crowe is my favorite working filmmaker (I always assume Tarantino is never gonna get off…
“Let the wild rumpus start!” I hate to do this again, but I have to wonder once more why so many critics, especially in Montreal, seem to think of movies only in literary or theatrical terms. All they can focus on is storytelling, dialogue and themes, as if they were reviewing a book, or actors’ performances, as if they were criticizing a play. Show them…
Whereas a flick like “The Bourne Ultimatum” surpasses expectations and pushes the boundaries of the genre, this third pic in the “Rush Hour” franchise is content rehashing the same old odd couple, buddy cops, fish out of water formulas that were already well-worn when they showed up in the first flick in 1998. Chris Tucker is still brash, loud-mouthed and either hilarious, obnoxious or both…
Two friends, Francis (Xavier Dolan) and Marie (Monia Chokri), simultaneously fall in love with Nicolas (Niels Schneider), a bellâtre who, consciously or not, toys with their emotions until they’re both heartbroken and unable to fathom ever loving again. That is, until another bellâtre (played by a famous French actor in a surprise cameo) shows up… The End. Sounds thin? It is, but there was potential…
“If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know. For you’d be the first person in the history of the world.” Every man has some things that trouble him to some degree, consciously or not. Doubts. Fears. Worries. Regrets. Desires. Things you don’t necessarily talk about, things you don’t even necessarily think about….
1996 Bottle Rocket 85 [ review ] 1998 Rushmore 71 [ review ] 2001 The Royal Tenenbaums 84 [ review ] 2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 57 [ review ] 2007 Hotel Chevalier 79 [ The impeccable framing, the carefully calibrated art direction, the excellent taste in music… This is a Wes Anderson film alright, and it’s blody brilliant. In…
Movie Infos Title: Planet of the Apes Year: 2001 Director: Tim Burton Writer: William Broyles, Jr., William Broyles, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal Starring: Mark Wahlberg Tim Roth Helena Bonham-Carter Estella Warren Michael Clarke Duncan … Whoa, I think I’m all geeked out now, having just seen what has to be one of the most fun movies out this summer. I wasn’t expecting to like it…
Is it me who haven’t been paying attention in the past or is 2009 a banner year for high-profile straight-to-DVD films? How exactly is a movie that’s 1) adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel, 2) directed by the Oscar-winning John Madden (“Shakespeare in Love”) and 3) starring Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Thomas Jane, Rosario Dawson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt undeserving of a wide release in theatres?…
Oh, man! Is this a classic or what! I know, I know, purists might not agree, but just think about it. As far as my generation is concerned at least, this is one of the most beloved movies there is. This is truly one of the coolest action flicks ever, and it’s also surprisingly smart and well crafted. “Citizen Kane” it might not be, but…
Movie Infos Title: The Sixth Sense Year: 1999 Director: M. Night Shyamalan Writer: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Bruce Willis Haley Joel Osment Toni Collette Olivia Williams Donnie Wahlberg … This is much more than a scary movie or a ghost story. It’s a riveting psychological thriller about death and its manifestations. To give you an idea, think of the Patrick Swayze vehicle “Ghost” through the…