Est. 1998
Daaaaaaaaamn! I’m dumbfounded here. First, who’s this Howard McCain and how did he come out of nowhere and make such a kickass flick? And second, who are the bloody idiots who figured this oughta be released practically direct to DVD (it got token one-week engagements in some American cities, from what I gather)? This is honestly better than all the big Hollywood blockbusters that have…
After the self-indulgent train-wreck that was Full Frontal, Steven Soderbergh reunites with George Clooney, with whom he previously made Out of Sight and Ocean’s 11, his most pleasurable movies in my humble opinion. Once again, Soderbergh taps into Clooney’s considerable wit and charm to irresistible effect… but only for a few flashbacks. Clooney only gets to be easygoing for a small part of “Solaris”, otherwise…
If I had to pick the novels that had the biggest effect on me, “L’Hiver de Force” from French Canadian genius Rejean Ducharme would be right up there. Reading that and other books from Ducharme, it was as if he had found the words to describe intelligently and poetically the way I felt about the things of life. “Les Bons Débarras” was Ducharme’s first foray…
Damn. Here we go again. Last summer, I loved the hell out of the almost universally despised Lady in the Water. Four months later, an even more extraordinarily heartfelt and visionary picture is being released and, you guessed it, most other critics still don’t get it. Now, I don’t wanna sound smug and be all like, everyone’s an idiot except me. But here’s the thing:…
Movie Infos Title: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back Year: 1980 Director: Irvin Kershner Writer: Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas A new Jedi knight has emerged and the Death Star has been destroyed, but the Rebels’ quest is far from over. The Empire still stands strong and they’ve discovered the Rebels’ latest secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth….
Lindsay Lohan, you! Long-time readers of this website know how complicated my relationship with the Crimson Harlot has been. Early on, I loved this little Disney redhead, so cute and fun. Then she grew up and I liked her even more, between the spectacular guilty pleasure of Mean Girls and her silly off-set antics. But before long, her sexy party girl shenanigans became sad and tiresome. The…
Huck Cheever, man. Buzz wasn’t great on this film, mostly because it’s been shelved for so long. It was shot in 2005 and was supposed to come out in 2006, put the release date was pushed backed again and again until now, when it’s seemingly being dumped, smack dab into the “Spider-Man 3” opening weekend. Finally getting to see “Lucky You”, one can see why…
Movie Infos Title: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Year: 2002 Director: George Clooney The very last US release of 2002, smacked at the year-end’s rear-end into a few LA and NYC theaters on the 31st of December, only now is it reaching Montréal. You’d think they would have premiered here, in the city where the film was shot; so many local folks (my buddy Johnny…
1997 (right!). Skynet and its network of computerized machines send waves of hellfire all over the planet, instantly annihilating billions of undesirable humans and destroying just about everything. Survivors then have to war against the machines, as they get more and more hi-tech and lethal. Like, the T-800 was already a pain in the ass, and now the humans must face a bunch of T-1000,…
“Who cares about the story? Why do we need to learn more about the girls? Who cares about them? [laughs] Don’t people just want to see us in bikinis and jumping off high buildings? Hello!” Hello Cameron! Don’t fret, I know all those other critics are beating hard on your new movie, but I’m on your side. I don’t care about the story. I don’t…