Just to get this out of the way, David Lynch is my favorite filmmaker on the planet. He makes dark, challenging, elliptical films that demand multiple viewings. In an industry full of wanna be auteurs, he is one of the few true artists working in film today. That stated, I was in no hurry to see "Surveillance", the new film directed by his daughter, Jennifer Chambers Lynch. … [Read more...] about Surveillance
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Inglorious Basterds
This is probably going to sound strange, but given how wild and unpredictable Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” is, it’s everything I thought it would be. I actually imagined that if the director of “Pulp Fiction” and the “Kill Bill” films made a WWII movie, it would turn out something like this. What I mean is, I was not expecting epic battle scenes with thousands of … [Read more...] about Inglorious Basterds
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Whatever happened to the Real American Hero? Like most red-blooded American males, I grew up playing with GI Joes, so when this one was first mentioned I thought - waaaay cool, then I saw the preview and I thought, oh no! For some odd reason, the studio didn't allow early screenings or any press to see this film. Maybe they wanted our ten bucks to help dilute the … [Read more...] about GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra
A Perfect Getaway
“Nothing bad ever happens in Hawaii” It’s been a while since I’ve seen a good, solid suspense movie that didn’t have a bad story or a lame twist (“The Village”, anyone??) so I’ve been looking forward to seeing this movie. Believe me, I was not disappointed! In “A Perfect Getaway” Cliff and Cydney (Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich) are in Hawaii on their honeymoon. … [Read more...] about A Perfect Getaway
The Hurt Locker
Over the last few years, we have been inundated with movies about the Iraq War; "In the Valley of Elah", "Stop-Loss", and Brian DePalma's atrocious "Redacted", among others. They've been, for the most part, preachy, heavy handed polemics and they all dropped dead at the Box Office. I'm of the opinion that the movie going public just isn't interested in movies about the Iraq … [Read more...] about The Hurt Locker
