Watchmen (2009) |
80% | |
The Reader (2008) |
60% | |
Valkyrie (2008) |
60% | |
Burn After Reading (2008) |
70% | |
Doubt (2008) |
100% | |
So apparently everyone who has read the graphic novel hates this film. I must confess, I haven’t. I am not a fanboy, and hell, I hated Snyder’s last film, so why did I see it? Well NYU paid for it, so I figured why not, plus I love seeing things in... More
Wow. What happened here? Kate Winslet certainly is fantastic, but this movie really didn't work. Beautifully shot, wonderfully acted by some of the cast, but overall horribly misguided, The Reader just tries to hard. Early on, the film might have had a chance, but the... More
Valkyrie almost disappointingly is not nearly as bad as the early buzz suggested. In fact Tom Cruise himself turns in quite a decent performance despite my reservations which will be mentioned later. It isn’t award-worthy, and certainly nothing to really... More
Burn After Reading is not the film I anticipated watching. This is far from the follow up to winning best picture that I expected and in the end just simply not a very good film. However, it is a film that works, for one big reason: the cast. The Cohen’s... More
Doubt is a film that is streamlined to tell a relatively simple story with very complex ideas and stop at that. It isn’t the flashiest film of the year visually, but certainly from the acting side of things, it is a powerhouse. The trio of actors all more than hold... More
So not surprisingly I have fallen off keeping this thing up. Boo. I have seen some films recently. My Bloody Valentine was fun, Rachel Getting Married made me dizzy, but did have a great performance by Anne Hathaway. In fun news,... More
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