Movie Reviews
‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’ is another movie amongst several that deals with the theme of true love transcending time. Others in this category include ‘Benjamin Button’ and the latest vampire craze.
As Hollywood tries to grapple with the true ...
In the mood for something different? How about an eccentric Swiss black comedy? Yes. I know what you’re thinking. Not another eccentric Swiss black comedy.
Beresina is an intriguing, quirky musical that played at Cannes and Cinequest, and is ...
Ever since the movie Julie & Julia arrived in cinemas, I’ve been meaning to go see it. The wonderful write up by Pat Reardon on her experiences with making Beef Bourguignon only tempted me ...
‘Crazy Like a Fox’ is a beautifully shot film about Nat Banks (Roger Rees), an 8th generation owner of a family farm, Greenwood, who has hit financial hard times.
The movie doesn’t go into much detail as to how ...
It’s hard to watch Maya Rudolph (Verona De Tessant) in a movie and not laugh. Her face reminds me of so many Saturday Night Live skits; usually unfunny ones, with her somehow managing to creatively eake out laughs.
Ditto ...
As much as I love wine, it alone cannot carry a movie. Where Sideways succeeds, Bottle Shock fails. The difference? The former is about two guys dealing with mid-life crises with wine as a backdrop. Bottle Shock is ...
“Movies today are getting louder, and faster. At some point, it will become illogical.”
Jeffrey Goodman, the director of ‘The Last Lullaby’, a gem of an indie film, discussed his film after a recent screening at Camera Cinema Club ...
Angels & Demons opens on Friday, May 15, but for a few lucky people around the US a special preview screening was held tonight, May 14 to accompany the release of Quintessa’s 2008 Illumination and 2006 Faust.
The preview ...
The Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, now in its 19th year, is in full swing, and last night Loni and I had the pleasure to attend a special screening of Louis Gossett Jr’s latest film, ...
I thought for a moment it could not be true: a Bollywood movie with no musical dancing number? Say it ain’t so. But then again, this was an edgier style of Indian movie, not just a feel good ...
By the time the protagonists are running from the wind during the climax of M. Night’s ‘The Happening’ , like some kind of Frankenstein version of The Sound of Music and Twister, there is little left to do but laugh, ...
Almost 20 years ago, Jack Nicholson, dressed in outlandish purples, greens with an electronic Prince soundtrack thumping in the background bellowed “Wait’ll they get a load of ME!” It was one of several memorable quotes from Tim Burton’s ...
After watching “Dark Knight” the day before, I couldn’t think of a movie with greater contrast ...




