Est. 1998
Robert Altman has made a bunch of movies that don’t follow conventional structures. Instead, the filmmaker presents us a gallery of characters who are not really related, and he lets them bump and mingle through the little things of life. This time, we’re in Los Angeles, as big helicopters are showering the city with bug spray to eliminate an epidemic of med flies. One of…
Movie Infos Title: The Game Year: 1997 Director: David Fincher You know how some films could be great or have indeed some great moments, but for some reason, are disappointing? This piece is exactly in that category. It’s about a millionaire, played by Michael Douglas in the usual Douglas arrogant, mean, bitter asshole fashion. He’s rich and successful, but that’s only in business. He’s divorced…
Movie Infos Title: Crossroads Rating: Year: 2002 Director: Tamra Davis Writer: Shonda Rhimes, Trevor Jones, Shaonda Rhimes Starring: Britney Spears Anson Mount Zoe Saldana Taryn Manning Dan Aykroyd … Genre: Drama / Musical / Family Ok, I’ll be fair, this tomato ain’t all rotten. Miss Spears does have a sweet ass, and her entrance is gleefully enjoyable, as she prances around in smallish underwear while…
“Love you.” “Mean it.” When we think of gay-themed films, we picture San Francisco, New York, Montreal maybe, but Winnipeg? Lost in the big flat middle of Canada, the Manitoba capital calls to mind country bars, World Curling Championships and hog farms, but thriving sexual and cultural diversity? Hardly. Still, it’s home to David (Troy Ruptash from “M.V.P. II: Most Vertical Primate”), a rich and…
I’m sure every review will touch upon this, including the positive ones but really, why would they reboot the Spider-Man franchise barely 10 years into it? Because they expect to make tons of money with this new version, of course, but wouldn’t just recasting and making another Spidey adventure work? Do we really have to go through the whole origin story again? The first time around, I…
(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…
Movie Infos Title: Schindler’s List Year: 1993 Director: Steven Spielberg Writer: Steven Zallian Starring: Liam Neeson Ben Kingsley Ralph Fiennes Caroline Goodall Jonathan Sagalle … Who would have thought that it would be a master of fantasy like Steven Spielberg who would direct what might be the most wrenching film ever made? It took the Jewish-American filmmaker the worst horror story in history to escape…
“You’re trying to rope me into having sex.” “I am not, I wasn’t roping you into sex.” “Al Green isn’t roping?” “No.” “Al Green!” The above exchange kinda embodies the peculiar, distinctive feel of “Rabbit Hole”, an adaptation of the David Lindsay-Abaire play about a grieving couple who, 8 months after their young son died in an accident, is still feeling the aftershocks. Amongst other…
This film should have been a lot of fun. It’s directed by Jar Roach, of “Austin Powers” fame, it stars Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro (who was surprisingly funny in “Analyse This”) and the premise is amusing in itself: some dude goes to spend a week-end with his girlfriend’s family and, as if it wasn’t awkward enough, the father turns out to be a…
Adam Shankman may be a good choreographer but man, is he a bad director! It’s pretty amazing how he manages to make a jukebox musical about the 1987 L.A. rock scene feel so flat, then he doesn’t seem to have any sense of what story he’s trying to tell, the pacing is off, the tone is all over the place (from campy to sappy to pseudo-trashy,…