Film Review: I Served The King Of England Whimsical Slovakian History Lesson Lives To Serve An uncategorizable but irresistible bit of whimsy from the Czech Republic, I Served the King of England rewinds its way through several decades [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 16, 2008 Read More
Film Review: Body Of Lies Dicaprio And Crowe Play “Who Do You Trust?” In Cutting-Edge Spy Drama The day after the House of Representatives rejected the first economic bailout package, sending the stock market into a 700-point freefall, the top [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 09, 2008 Read More Starbucks. Kabul. Nice.
Film Review: Tell No One French Thriller Slow-Burns Its Way To A Complex Wrap-Up The French don’t pump out nearly the same volume of films as they used to. But the Frenchies who are still fighting the [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 09, 2008 Read More The 2008 Renault Le Car. Très roomy.
Film Review: Flash Of Genius True-Life Patent-Infringement Drama Not As Exciting As Genre Would Lead You To Believe A true-life biopic about the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper? I gotta be honest with you here: It’s hard to not [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 02, 2008 Read More “It’s a ... uh ... it turns kittens into puppies. I’m not sure what to call it.”
Film Review: Blindness Heavy-Handed Sci-Fi Parable Lacks Clear Vision Fernando Meirelles’ new film Blindness premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival earlier this year to a good deal of bad press. One [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 02, 2008 Read More “People
Film Review: Nights In Rodanthe Sparks’ Romance Serves Up The Schmaltz, North Carolina-Style I’ve always liked Diane Lane ( A Little Romance; Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains; Rumble Fish; Streets of Fire : all good [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 25, 2008 Read More “I hope you like Hamwinkies.”
Film Review: Burn After Reading Coens Assault Our Intelligence (In A Good Way) Anyone who thinks the Coen brothers consciously alternate their more serious films with wackier, palate-cleansing comedies hasn’t been paying much attention. Sure, their [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 18, 2008 Read More “Dude! Despite complaints of the viability of User Account Control security technology and restrictive hardware requirements for its Aero interface
Film Review: Frozen River Quietly Engrossing Indie Film Makes A Run For The Border (The Northern Border) In a year starved for indie film, it’s practically a treat to rest your eyes on a simple, unassuming drama like Frozen River [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 11, 2008 Read More “Is this gonna be on ‘COPS’?”
Film Review: Man On Wire Delightful Doc Explores High-Wire High-Tension The year 2008 has been an odd one for film. Sure, the box office overflowed thanks to films like The Dark Knight and [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 11, 2008 Read More The Olympic archery competition just isn’t as sexy as beach volleyball.
Film Review: Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson “We Were Just Outside Of The Lobby Snack Bar When The Drugs Kicked In” Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is, in a great many ways, the ultimate Hunter S. Thompson documentary. It [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 04, 2008 Read More “Hmm. What could I smoke next?”
