Warrior (2011)
Warrior (2011) – For some reason people just didn’t seem willing to give this one a shot. Maybe it’s because Mixed Martial Arts hasn’t quite penetrated the mainstream yet? It is pretty popular, but it seems like people who don’t watch it didn’t feel like going to see this movie. That’s a damn shame, because … Continue reading
The Debt (2010)
The Debt (2010) – I don’t want to say too much about the story of The Debt. It is about three former Mossad agents: Rachel (Helen Mirren), David (Ciarán Hinds), and Stefan (Tom Wilkinson). Rachel and Stefan are divorced and their daughter (Romi Aboulafia) has just written a book about their legendary mission in which … Continue reading
The Grey (2012)
The Grey (2012) – And all I was looking for was Liam Neeson punching some wolves… instead The Grey ends up being kind of amazing. The studio is even talking about re-releasing it in the fall so it remains fresh in Oscar voter’s minds (mostly for Neeson’s benefit). Now I think in the following 11 … Continue reading
Shame (2011)
Shame (2011) – A lot of people don’t take sex addiction seriously. We turn into teenagers and start giggling about the “sex” part without really contemplating the addiction. Not to mention the general problem of differentiating between people who are addicted to something and people who just like it a lot. Example: I like to … Continue reading
Haywire (2011)
Haywire (2011) – Well, the last time director Steven Soderbergh decided to cast a non-actor in the lead of one of his movies it was porn star Sasha Grey in the call girl drama The Girlfriend Experience. I fucking hated that movie so much. The… um, enthusiasm… that Grey brings to her normal line of … Continue reading
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) – I would not go quite as far as to call this one of the worst films of 2011 as some people have (though there a certain kneejerk reaction to some of the film’s more objectionable aspects that makes me want to). I will go so far as to … Continue reading
Buck (2011)
Buck (2011) – I’m not sure how much I have to say about this movie other than that is a beautiful film and you should see it. Buck is a documentary about Buck Brannaman, a horse trainer. He has been called the real-life “horse whisperer” (and even worked on the film of that name; Robert … Continue reading
I Saw the Devil (2010)
I Saw the Devil (2010) – Between this extremely raw thriller from Kim Ji-woon and the self-explanatory Vengeance Trilogy from Park Chan-wook I have learned one simple lesson: NEVER FUCK WITH A KOREAN. IT IS NOT WORTH IT. I have only a passing familiarity with South Korean films, mostly through the aforementioned Messrs. Kim and … Continue reading
M. Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
M. Hulot’s Holiday (1953) – Was I just having an off day or what? I feel like I should have liked this movie much more than I did. All I really got out of it was a sense of detached amusement for some parts. I was a big fan of Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist, which … Continue reading
Attack the Block (2011)
Attack the Block (2011) – I’d been hearing about Attack the Block for a while before I got around to seeing it. Most of what I was hearing was that it was a phenomenal alien invasion flick from the U.K. that was being unfairly under-marketed in the U.S. Plus it’s produced by Edgar Wright (and … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 