30 Days of Night

30 Days of Night

The ads for this latest release from Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures production company says that 30 Days of Night reinvents the vampire. However, I would that there isn’t much to reinvent with vampires — they are undead creatures that live off of blood. Since this film based on a graphic novel, I would definitely…

The Heartbreak Kid

The Heartbreak Kid

Back in my Movies of the Moment post, I was hoping that this film, which reunited Ben Stiller with the Farrelly Brothers would have recreated the magic of There’s Something About Mary. Sadly, I have to say that is not the case. The film did have it’s moments. I thought the scenes where Stiller’s comedy…

Into The Wild

Into The Wild

Into The Wild is one of the films that I missed seeing earlier this month at the Toronto Film Festival. This film, which is based on a true story, plays out almost like an Odyssean journey, with the young Christopher McCandless (played by Emile Hirsch) journeying across North America towards Alaska and meeting a lot…

TIFF07: Wrap-Up

TIFF07: Wrap-Up

Alright, it is now time for be to sum up the films that I saw at this year’s festival. This year, I shattered my record of the number of films I saw. I was a grand total of 11 ticketed films this year, plus one film I kind of saw while being stationed in the…

Rob Zombie’s Halloween

Rob Zombie’s Halloween

Back in April, I pondered how Rob Zombie’s remake/reimagining/whatever of Halloween would measure up to John Carpenter’s original film. My final verdict is not that well. I have to say, when I was watching the film, I was intrigued by the expanded backstory that Zombie gave Michael Myers. In fact, I thought it was quite…

Mr Bean’s Holiday

Mr Bean’s Holiday

Ten years ago the first movie based on the popular British TV series was released. It was okay enough, however instead of retaining the spirit of the show (Mr. Bean doing daily tasks in his own unique way — saying hardly a word while doing), the film featured an “Americanized” plot with supporting characters, an…