Category: Movies & TV
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The Matador
I really don’t have time to write much about this great little film, The Matador, but you need to see it. It will surprise you at every turn, in subtle and unique ways. Brosnan’s character, Julian Noble, is quite intriguing, as are most of the characters, because they are all multi-dimensional and just when you…
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V for Vendetta (the movie)
V, as we first see him. Alisa and I saw V for Vendetta last night, and it’s a good film. Should you see it? Absolutely. It’s thought provoking, doesn’t shy away from shooting over the audience’s head to get them to think, and is a resolute exploration of an idea rather than a plot or…
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Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor)
Yegor succumbs to the Gloom. For those of you not familiar with it, Night Watch is the first of a Russian “epic horror trilogy” or “epic fantasy trilogy”, depending on which ads you read. Just check out the trailer. Then go see it, because it’s wild, original, and great.
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Ocean’s Twelve…Times Too Full of Itself
Wow! So busy this past month. Well, I’ve got a lot to write about and many of those subjects deserve more time than I have now, so I’ll just start off with this look at a flick Alisa and I rented. Watching Ocean’s Twelve was like watching the second Matrix film. The unique feel and…
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Kitchen Stories
Alisa and I really enjoyed this little Norwegian film about Swedish scientists who travel to Norway to study the kitchen habits of bachelors there (which we rented because Alisa will be living in Oslo for a little while). Of course, to maintain the veracity of the scientific study, the Swedes are meant to not interfere…
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Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.0
Damn. Damn. In season 2.0, things get rougher. A lot rougher. I admit, about 4 episodes in, I was a bit worried. The show seemed to be fragmenting and the plot looked like it was going to balloon out of control. Plots began to spin off sub-plots and the intrigue of the last episodes of…
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Peter Jackson’s King Kong
I almost forgot to post about this. I saw King Kong over the Christmas weekend and it exceeded my expectations, which were high but wary since I didn’t believe that it could be as good as I was hearing. Much as Michael Mann did with Heat, Jackson is closing the book on King Kong. Message…
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Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Alisa and I checked out Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events on DVD a little while back, and I must say that it was a very interesting film and a truly gorgeous one. It didn’t meet my expectations, but it didn’t let me down, either. It is very much its own world. I haven’t…
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
“Look, mummy! I’ve a sword and a funny metal hat! Aren’t I convincing?” We saw this flick over opening weekend, and I agree with my friend Steve Laniel, the first hour is an interesting and shaded experience with some intriguing characters, then it it flattens out and is about as plausible as a 10-year old…
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HarryPotterandtheGobletofFireandThentheTournamentandtheOtherStuff
I saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire while on Thanksgiving vacation and it was a mixed bag. In some ways, it was one of the better movies: it didn’t shy away from the darker content of the book and it hit the feeling of the world throughout. In other ways, it was the…
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