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With the success of Martin Scorcese’s The Departed, a remake of the original Infernal Affairs, there has been a renewed interest in the Hong Kong trilogy of films that started it all. Infernal Affairs, the tense organized-crime thriller that follows two undercover moles—a cop who’s actually a gangster, and...
Based on Alan Hollinghurst’s Booker Prize-winning novel, The Line of Beauty shows Margaret Thatcher’s 80s-England through the eyes of a wide-eyed young gay man. Nick Guest (pretty Dan Stevens who has appropriately fluffy hair) is aptly named, as he becomes a sort of permanent houseguest of his school-chum’s family....
OK, OK, let me say say it outright: I think Lucas Black is adorable. Call me surprised to be totally enamored of this actor’s thick-as-molasses Texas accent (especially since a certain President has equated that drawl with being as dumb as a bag of rocks), not to mention his...
If someone was going to accept the premise of Accepted, it would have to be me. A bunch of kids have the noble idea of learning in college through an alternative curriculum, i.e. taking “classes” on watching girls, skateboarding, and sculpting exaggerated penises from wood. Now, I went to...
[PLEASE NOTE: This review has been hijacked by Vickie (writing in bold italics) who believes the presence of Jessica Biel in The Illusionist single-handedly redeems the movie. I tend to disagree. – Linda] In late 1800s Austria, two teenage lovers, a peasant boy and a hoity-toity rich girl are...
From what I learned from the film, Gram Parsons was a handsome and charming trust-fund baby (from an admittedly fucked-up family), who was lucky enough to pursue music full time, never worrying about paying the bills or holding a real job. Stories by his former Flying Burrito Brothers bandmates...
A huge hit in Canada, C.R.A.Z.Y. basically swept the Genie Awards, winning almost a dozen awards, including Best Motion Picture. On the surface, you could classify it as a coming-of-age movie, or a gay-coming-of-age movie, or a father-son drama, or a family drama, or even a wacky 70s flashback...
In historic Japan, “ronin” were samurai who had lost or been betrayed by their masters—warriors that were renegade swords-for-hire. With that in mind, we are introduced to a handful of scrappy modern guns-for-hire that have been gathered together for a mysterious mission: to gain possession of a metal case...
So, now that you know the “plot”, here are my comments: I’d like to thank director J.J. Abrams. Not for this movie. Not for Lost or Alias. But for one of the greatest shows ever, Felicity. Thank you. Thank you for that excellent TV show. Now, along those lines…...
Though Steven Spielberg’s established his career with a series of great popcorn flicks (like Close Encounters, Jaws, and E.T.), but these days it seems he sleepwalks through his films unless it is a story he is clearly passionate about. Jurassic Park makes big bucks so he can make Saving...
When I was a kid, a popular movie for slumber parties was Angel—High School Honor Student by Day! Hollywood Hooker by Night! We watched rapt as our heroine in her Catholic schoolgirl skirt walked the streets, and later wielded a gun in revenge after someone had done her wrong....
So said my pal Tim, as we sat stone-faced, and more than a little appalled, watching a scene in Exorcist: The Beginning as a boy got ripped and gnawed-on by a pack of hyenas. In a scene that goes on waaay too long, the wild dogs first take the...
