Est. 1998
M. Night Shyamalan is probably the most hated brilliant filmmaker in Hollywood right now. I think this has to do not so much with his films, which are hardly dismissible even if they’re not one’s cup of tea, but with his perceived arrogance. I mean, I get it, it’s kind of obnoxious to hear a guy compare himself to all-time greats like Hitchcock, as Shyamalan did…
1. Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! (2001) What else? This film came along very early in the decade and right away, I fell head over heels in love with it, seeing it three times during its opening week – including once with Baz Luhrmann in attendance. You see, the filmmaker had promised to someone that he’d fly to whichever city in North America “Moulin Rouge” made…
“Pearl Harbor” is a movie you just couldn’t avoid. I must have seen the trailer fifty times; fortunately, it’s one of the best crafted ones I’ve ever seen, so it never bored me. What came out of these few minutes I’ve seen over and over is the very dramatic speech made by President Roosevelt (played by Jon Voight), Hans Zimmer‘s powerful score (in spite or…
About Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, which I was one of the few to love enough to put it on my year-end Top Ten in 2003, I wrote that “even though the stakes are impossibly high, there’s still place for humor here. No one takes himself too seriously, certainly not Arnold, who’s more than willing to poke fun at himself and at his character.”…
Man, is this movie cheesy! But at the same time, it’s embarrassingly entertaining. Cause even though the plot is inane and the direction is corny, the film is really dynamic and it’s filled with good spirit. It’s both a musical and an homage to the glorious 50s. And I’m not sure about this, but I think the filmmakers themselves are being ironic. I mean, they…
I think what critics hate about Adam Sandler is the reason why I myself like his work: he doesn’t give a damn about critics, all that matters to him is making you laugh. In this, his first starring role, he plays Billy Madison, a moron who happens to be the son of a rich business man. Billy spends all day doing practically nothing with his…
I love girls. Really, I love them, which is a good thing because this movie is all about them, what makes them so lovable but also all those little things they do that threaten to turn that love into pure hatred. I don’t want to sound sexist, guys are assholes too, but at least with a dude you know where you stand. If a guy’s…
Over the last year, two of the most influential Hollywood franchises of the 1980s, “Die Hard” and “Rambo”, have already added fourth installments. But those comebacks were small potatoes compared to the one we are witnessing these days, namely the return of Indiana Jones. I don’t reckon there’s any other movie-movie series that’s as beloved as this one, spawned from the combined imaginations of George Lucas and Steven…
“What’s cooler than being cool?” “ICE COLD!” – André 3000 in Hey Ya I wish I could say that “Be Cool” is “ice cold”; alas it wasn’t meant to be. It’s a movie with some cool to it, but not nearly enough to qualify as “ice cold”. I’m quite disappointed in director F. Gary Gray. He’s a minor talent, capable of workmanlike efficiency at best,…
Movie Infos Title: Clueless Rating: Year: 1995 Director: Amy Heckerling Cher is a rich girl who may seem dumb. Whatever. She has cool clothes, a big house and everything money can buy. Her friend Dionne and her love to party, to shop and to talk about their lives. They also try to help people around them. They match two of their teachers together, they help…