Cabaret Balkan - A shocking film from Serbia of coincidence, chance and the strangeness of redemption. It's a devastating but hugely profound experience. While hard to find, I highly recommend seeing it. Get out the old VCR. **** (out of ****) ACast Away - How Hanks and this lovely film didn't win top honours at the
Oscars doesn't really shock me, but it should've happened, dang it! It's a spectacular, exciting and brilliantly emotional film. I was shocked, touched and ultimately moved. It's genius. **** (out of ****) A+Changing Lanes - I did not expect to like Changing Lanes as much as I did. I expected it to be a fun thriller, but I did not at all expect it to be a great character study at the same time. Samuel L. Jackson is brilliant here, and the supporting cast is perfect. **** (out of ****) AChinatown - Certainly one of Roman Polanski's finest films (most would say it's his best, but that's Rosemary's Baby), the beautiful noir Chinatown is deceptive, delightfully witty and ultimately shocking. Nicholson and Dunaway deliver two of the best performances you'll ever see. **** (out of ****) A+A Clockwork Orange - My third favorite Kubrick film (the first two - Eyes Wide Shut and The Shining), A Clockwork Orange is as relevant today as it's ever been, and will probably remain just as relevant as years pass - especially once world government is achieved by the powerful white men who run things. It's a work of genius, and if you haven't seen it, you simply must (and should probably delete your journal, since you're so not a film lover). **** (out of ****) A+
May 30, 2008
