I Like To Watch (Instantly): The Legend Of Hell House Halloween Countdown Edition [photo]For this ludicrous-yet-effective haunted house film, Richard Matheson adapted his own down-and-dirty novel for the screen, somehow managing to create a reasonable PG [...] Jerry Cornelius \ Oct 27, 2011 Read More Some of that nice composition I was talking about.
I Like To Watch (Instantly): Deathdream, A.k.a. Dead Of Night Halloween Countdown Edition [photo]This low-budget riff on the W.W. Jacobs short story “The Monkey’s Paw” begins where the original ends: Instead of wishing the undead son [...] Jerry Cornelius \ Oct 20, 2011 Read More “Everything's fine
Film Review: Footloose Remake Follows Mighty Familiar Steps Toe-Tapping Remake Dances To Some Mighty Familiar Tunes Footloose was always kind of a dumb movie. I’m not saying I and millions of other people like me didn’t love the film. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 13, 2011 Read More “I admire your boobs. ... I mean
I Like To Watch (Instantly): Daughters Of Darkness Halloween Countdown Edition [photo]This truly strange Belgian vampire film (original title Les Lèvres Rouges or The Red Lips) oozes style, dread and languid sensuality, not to [...] Jerry Cornelius \ Oct 13, 2011 Read More The Countess approaches.
Film Review: George Clooney Plays Dirty Politics In Cynical Political Drama The Ides Of March Cynical Political Drama Digs The Dirt On Our Electoral System We live, arguably, in the most contentious of political times. ... Granted, things were probably pretty argumentative up on Capitol Hill during the [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 06, 2011 Read More
Film Review: Seth Rogen And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Team Up For Tearjerking Bromance Tearjerking Bromance Asks, “Can You Make A Chick Flick For Dudes?” At some point in their career, even the wackiest of comedians feel the urge to wring laughs from the least funny, most sentimental [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 29, 2011 Read More
Film Review: French Comic Book Artist Gives Serge Gainsbourg Biopic Some Lascivious Life French Comic Book Artist Pays Cinematic Tribute To A Life Lasciviously Lived Oh-so-French icon-cum-iconoclast Serge Gainsbourg finally gets the biopic he so richly deserves courtesy of French comic book artist Joann Sfar. Despite Gainsbourg’s legendary [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 22, 2011 Read More
I Kind Of Like To Watch (Not So Instantly): Source Code, Everything Must Go Random Movies New To Dvd Because Netflix Got Stingy Ever since Netflix decided to charge us for the "Watch Instantly" feature (which I promptly cancelled—greedy capitalists), I've spent a lot more time [...] Sam Adams \ Sep 22, 2011 Read More Ka-boom!
Film Review: Actress Vera Farmiga Directs Herself In Even-Handed Christian Drama Higher Ground Occasionally (But Not Always) “Well Balanced” Is A Synonym For “Flat” Increasingly arresting actress Vera Farmiga ( The Departed, Up in the Air ) strikes out in a bold new direction, directing and starring [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 15, 2011 Read More “Thank you for not giving me a ticket
Film Review: John Sayles Fights For Indie-Pendence In Historic Philippine-American War Pic Amigo John Sayles Dramatizes (And Occasionally Melodramatizes) The Philippine-American War John Sayles is as close to an indie film demigod as the movie industry has got. He’s been a consistent, distinctive and fiercely [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 08, 2011 Read More