| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Woodcock - PG-13 | September 16, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Dragon Wars (D-War) (War of the Dragons) - PG-13 | September 16, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Storytelling - R |
Solondz movies leave me at a loss of words, and I continue to chew on them until I'm ready to write something more. To say the least, this was amazing, shocking, strangely halarious and completely unnerving. His ability to capture those who act like they do because they don't know any better is always used well- the characters are extremely ambigious in terms of good or bad- expect your sympathies to be tossed around and played with more than a few times. I would bet money that this whole thing is somewhat true to the director's view of himself. Having seen and loved Solondz's other movies prior to this one, I appreciated it much more because of that. |
September 9, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Superbad - R | While McLovin is becoming a Napoleon-esque merchandising opportunity, it's hard not to love this movie- the crudest cute movie ever. The characters are well-drawn and the movie really captures the mentality it strives to portray. It's hard to knock the characters for being so vulgar and over the top because they're so naive, and I found myself reminded of how much I've changed since high school. A great movie about the lovable loser trying to have his day- it's something that just about everyone can relate with in some way. | August 31, 2007 | N/A | |||
| The Nines - R | August 31, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Balls of Fury - PG-13 | August 31, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Death Sentence - R | August 31, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Halloween - R | August 31, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| War (Rogue Assassin) - R | August 23, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| The Fly - R | The perfect Cronenberg movie and a unique take on the horror genre. Jeff Goldblum is amazing as Seth Brundle, capturing his awkward nerdiness while dousing him in a thick layer of humanity. And of course, because Cronenberg wrote it, there is a deep tragedy played out as Seth's body is perverted by his own ignorant decision and his soul and humanity suffer for it. Geena Davis is great and the whole thing just reeks of icy darkness, cold and distant and still deeply affecting- a classic. | August 21, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Eraserhead - Unrated | Lynch at his finest. Horrific, dark, surreal, and experimental. Industrial wastelands and awkward interactions. An amazing film. | August 21, 2007 | N/A | |||
| eXistenZ - R | Dark, twisted, disgusting and utterly mind-fucking, this movie is for anyone interested in creative surrealism and the potential consequences of 'simulated reality.' eXistenZ takes its generic-sounding plot and throws preconceived notions out the window. The ending was brilliant, the acting top-notch, and definitely a different role for Jude Law. Highly recommended to any fan of Cronenberg's squishy effects and his unique directing style. | August 21, 2007 | N/A | |||
| The Invasion - PG-13 | August 18, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| The 11th Hour - PG | August 14, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| The Last Legion - PG-13 | August 14, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Fracture - R | August 14, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| The Short Films of David Lynch - Unrated | August 12, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Tetsuo: The Ironman - Unrated |
Despite cheesy low-budget FX, Tsukamoto's vision is a lush experiment in industrial horror. A Cronenberg-esque transformation melding flesh and metal causes much distress for a man in this violent and engaging film. At just over 60 minutes, this movie is a snapshot of chaos and the pace is excellent throughout, jumping wildly from a near stand-still to frenetic, surreal stop-motion animation. It wildly refuses to explain itself. It is a hallucinatory hell in which sex is a mechanical act of violation and strange beauty. All in all, a bizarre experience; a movie that, despite obvious influences (including a shot taken almost directly from Eraserhead), transcends it's heritage and makes it (mostly) its own. Tsukamoto's films will be getting a good look soon. |
August 12, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Tetsuo II: Body Hammer - R | August 12, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - R | Strange. Very strange. | August 7, 2007 | N/A | |||
| The Host (Gwoemul) - R | This is one helluva monster movie. Blending genres as most Korean films I've seen do, The Host is not just a monster movie- it's a dysfunctional family movie, a government conspiracy movie, a disaster movie, and a creature flick all wrapped up in a nice tight blanket of humanity. Sad and touching while wildly entertaining. Repeat viewings are very rewarding. | August 6, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Saam gaang (3 Extremes II) (Three Extremes 2) - R |
Those damn asians and their stylishness. Once again, I am enthralled by the atmosphere these three directors fill their films with. And while I expected to (and did) enjoy the South Korean film Memories , I was more than happily surprised to find The Wheel completely hypnotic, despite it's campy storyline and lack of any truly emotive moments. Going Home is one of the most beautiful meditations on the apparent finality of death, and works well as a tragedy. Not "extreme" in the traditional sense but extreme in terms of concept- non-traditional story-telling, no clear-cut villains and heroes, and a nice blanket of humanity might make this trip a bit too personal for the squeamish. Amazing use of sound and music in each one. |
August 4, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Three...Extremes (Saam gaang yi) - R |
Am I becoming an Asian cinema fan-boy? Perhaps. Three...Extremes is a brutal, violent assault on your stomach and eyes. Each sequence is straight out of an acid-fueled, hallucinatory hell, it seems- a surreal nightmare vision. I won't bother reiterating what can be found out by perusing any review on line. I will say that I enjoyed the hell out of Cut, although the ending was a definite "huh?" moment. Dumplings was one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen. Its lack of a solid progression is forgivable, since in a trilogy of shorts made to push the boundary back, director Fruit Chan succeeds admirably. Box is flooded with a strange atmosphere and ends on an equally strange note, and was probably the least memorable of the three. How they managed to get an R rating from the MPAA boggles me, and I wonder again why on-screen sex is so much more taboo in america than this kind of violence? |
August 4, 2007 | N/A | |||
| The Feast of the Goat (La fiesta del Chivo) - Unrated | August 4, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis - R | August 3, 2007 | N/A |
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