The Artist (2011) – Review
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman
Rating: 3,5/5
Wonderfully acted, supremely directed, charming characters, clever play with sound, and a whole lot of other complimentary word combinations, but ultimately it’s the utter predictability of the story that keeps The Artist from being truly great. (more…)
The Avengers (2012) – Review
Director: Joss Wedon
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans
Rating: 4/5
Contains minor spoilers.
In my couple-of-months old review of Captain America: The First Avenger — which I found to be a sour disappointment — I said it wouldn’t surprise me if the ultra-hyped Marvel’s The Avengers were to be yet (more…)
Wrath of the Titans (2012) – Review
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Stars: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Rosamund Pike
Rating: 3,5/5
Maybe I’m biased because I generally like all things Greek mythology — even a very Hollywood-ised adaptation like this* — but I really can’t fathom what the critics wanted Wrath of the Titans to be exactly, the score on RottenTomatoes.com being a mere 24% at this point in time. I’d say it succeeds very well in being what it tries to be: An entertaining, action-packed, (more…)
The Hunger Games (2012) – Mini Review
Director: Gary Ross
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Rating: 4/5
Having never read Suzanne Collins’ books, The Hunger Games was not a film I was particularly excited about. Nor did the trailer arouse much interest in me. That said, the film was actually really good. A nice surprise. (more…)
God Bless America (2012) – Review
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
Stars: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Mackenzie Brooke Smith
Rating: 2/5
No, I’m not morally outraged. I’m not even from America. It’s just not a very good movie. I feel like I should settle this first because this is one of those films that will put you in the category it satires if you dislike it. Well, I’m not, and I don’t really care. (more…)
The Crazies (2010) – Mini Review + Why I’m not against remakes
Director: Breck Eisner
Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Danielle Panabaker
Rating: 4/5
Essentially, The Crazies is a more original take on the zombie genre. When a U.S. Military plane containing products of chemical warface designed to destabilize a population contaminates a small town’s water suply, it turns everyone who drank from it into a murderous, (more…)
John Carter (2012) – Mini Review
Director: Andrew Stanton
Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe
Rating: 4/5
John Carter is about an outlaw from the Wild West who when stumbling upon an evil Martian gets involuntarily teleported to the planet Mars, or as its inhabitants call it: Barsoom. There he meets weird, green aliens, fights giant four-armed apes with blue blood, falls in love with a cool Martian chick, and befriends a fat, loveable, dog-like creature that moves incredibly fast. (more…)
Alien Attack On Earth (2010) – Short Film
Here’s a little short stop-motion film I did about two years ago, B-movie style. Enjoy.
Enter the Dragon (1973) – Review
Director: Robert Clouse
Stars: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly
Rating: 5/5
Ah, yet another great classic action flick that proves we don’t need boring CGI explosions, cars flying into helicopters, or skyscrapers exploding to be entertained. In fact, we don’t only not need it, we don’t want it.
When I say ‘we’ I mean of course ‘I’, but I imagine the majority of cinephiles would agree with me. (more…)
Swallow This/Day of the Ghoul (editing work for Dan O’Shea)
Here are two short stop-motion videos my friend Dan O’Shea animated. I did the editing work for him.
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