As you may know, this film is a remake of the classic 1941 film, which was part of the the golden age of Universal horror films. A lot has changed since then and this is definitely a very dark and violent tale (as such, I was a bit disturbed when I saw a young boy […]
When this film, which won the Palme D’or at Cannes, won Best Foreign Film at the Golden Globes, I was embarrassed to say that I never previously heard of the film. I made sure to remedy that by seeing the film as soon as possible. The film takes place in a small German town during
One thing I can definitely say about this film is that it was nice to see Mel Gibson in front of the camera again. It it wasn’t for the novelty of his involvement, I would have considered this film to be a very average thriller. However, everything that happens in this film is pure joy
This film plays the classic religion-themed apocalyptic scenario by having angels rather than demons be the villains. However the effect is pretty much the same. I thought that the film was entertaining for the most part, even though there was some cheesy acting and campy villains (and I’m sure not all of it was intentional).
It’s hard to argue that Michael Cera‘s career has been a bit of a one trick pony. This film looked to shake things up with a bit by having Cera in a double-role, one which is the complete opposite of the characters Cera is usually known for. If only that side of Cera got more
With this film, Peter Jackson leaves behind the huge epics he was involved with during the last decade and does a film that is probably closer in tone to his 1994 film Heavenly Creatures. The film is about a girl that continues watch her family (and her killer) and she is murdered. The most common
With the PG-rated vampires of the Twilight films, it’s good to see the return of a dark and violent vampire film. In this film, vampires have become the dominant species on the planet and the remaining humans are being harvested for their blood. Ethan Hawke plays a researching looking for a solution to the upcoming
This film won Colin Firth the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival, so I was curious to see this film as far back as TIFF. The film follows a homosexual English professor, who is struggling to get over the death of his longtime partner. Firth’s performance is definitely the most notable thing about
It was over a decade since James Cameron last directed a feature film. Was it worth the wait? I will not say that Avatar will go down as the best of James Cameron’s films, I still thought that it was very good. If nothing else, it was visually spectacular and it definitely needs to be
Invictus tells the story of how Nelson Mandela attempted to bring together a divided South Africa by supporting the South African rugby team on their journey to win the Rugby World Cup. The film works both as a drama about post-apartheid South Africa as well as an inspirational sports movie. It could be hard to
