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
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) – So in the month since I’ve seen the latter, I’ve still not quite made up my mind whose film version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo I prefer: Niels Arden Oplev or David Fincher. The Swedish Dragon Tattoo is the only film of Oplev’s I’ve ever … Continue reading
Drive (2011)
Drive (2011) – Perhaps I should have seen this when it first came out. Instead I waited a couple weeks, listening to a fortnight of hype. Hype kills. All in all, I liked Drive but hearing everyone proclaim it one of if not THE best movie of the year it couldn’t have lived up to … Continue reading
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Never Let Me Go (2010) — So there is a “twist” in this film. Except it’s not a twist really since it’s pretty much the entire premise of the film, but it’s nonetheless something, according to director Mark Romanek, you shouldn’t know going into the movie so I suppose I shouldn’t say anything… (although interestingly … Continue reading
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) — So this movie ends up falling into the “decent” category, which is a shame because the material obviously has the potential to be the defining film of this whole economic crisis. Instead Oliver Stone pisses a lot of that away. I was with this movie most of the … Continue reading
An Education (2009)
An Education (2009) – A star-making movie for Carey Mulligan. She’s just adorable. The writing is also quite spot-on and the acting is great all-around. Alfred Molina starts as a caricature but sort of peels back the layers as the film goes on. Cara Seymour has very little substantive dialogue but manage to convey a … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 