REVIEWS
Sundance Review: Waitress
As I sit here writing this I'm waiting in a hotel room with Keri Russell and Cheryl Hines while they eat some lunch, but don't worry, there is no additional bias (or gossip) here - I really did love Waitress. It's a sweet little romance with some cute comedy thrown in about a desperate waitress named Jenna (played by the gorgeous Keri Russell) who doesn't want her unborn baby, hates her life, and only wants to make pies at the diner she works at for the rest of her life.
› Posted January 23 in Movie Reviews, Sundance 07 | 9 Comments
Sundance Review: Teeth
This new horror-drama-comedy to come out of Sundance directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, Teeth, has already been picked up in a co-purchase from Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company and hopefully will be hitting theaters for the whole world to see sometime soon. For those that don't already know, it's a coming of age story about high schooler Dawn (Jess Weixler) who learns she has a toothed vagina - and then learns how to take advantage of this unique physical feature.
› Posted January 23 in Movie Reviews, Sundance 07 | 2 Comments
Sundance Review: Red Road
A quiet evening screening on Saturday night of the Jury Prize Winner in the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, Red Road. A very intriguing film, Red Road seems like a mystery at first, but becomes something much different.
› Posted January 21 in Movie Reviews, Sundance 07 | 2 Comments
Sundance Review: Weapons
Weapons is another interesting life-on-the-streets gangster story with a promising concept but terrible scripting and poor execution that leaves the film in a mess. Focusing on a concept of retelling the lead up to the climax scene from various viewpoints from friends on two sides of a battle, Weapons spend too much time dwelling on scenes of the gangster life than actual character or plot development.
› Posted January 21 in Movie Reviews, Sundance 07 | 1 Comment
Sundance Review: An American Crime
Before the screening started the director of An American Crime, Tommy O'Haver, gave a brief introduction and stated that we need to "submit to this journey", turn off the right side of our brains, and try to feel the same spirit that the cast and crew felt that drew them to work on the film. Interestingly, An American Crime wasn't as twisted and skewed as O'Haver made it seem after giving that speech, but is rather a straightforward period drama about a harrowing experience that young Sylvia Likens goes through.
› Posted January 21 in Movie Reviews, Sundance 07 | 873 Comments
Sundance Review: Delirious
Delirious, the latest film directed by Sundance regular Tom DiCillo, presents a quite entertaining dramedy about a homeless kid named Toby (Michael Pitt) who starts working as an unpaid assistant for a paparazzi (Steve Buscemi) and begins to fall in love with the celebrity pop star musician Kharma (Alison Lohman).
› Posted January 20 in Movie Reviews, Sundance 07 | Now Closed
Sundance Review: Chicago 10
The premiere opening film and my first screening at Sundance, Chicago 10 follows the eight individuals put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The film is an in-depth riot documentary that follows the trial and lead-up of the organizers and protestors in the "riots" of 1968, and reveals the most evil villain of them all - the police who used merciless brutality on the peaceful protestors.
› Posted January 20 in Movie Reviews, Sundance 07 | 1 Comment
Notes on a Scandal Review: Great Acting, But Nothing Original
Hidden among the much more publicized films of the Holiday season was an English present-day thriller that revolves around two female characters with vast depth. Notes on a Scandal, directed by Sir Richard Eyre of many British theater productions and TV shows, fulfills a thrill-seeker's every wish and desire but offers few original twists on the well-worn genre.
› Posted January 19 in Movie Reviews | 1 Comment
Enjoy PG Rated Period Biopics? You'll Love Miss Potter (Review)
Another limited January release, Miss Potter, is a biopic about Beatrix Potter (Renée Zellweger), the late 19th century author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and other children's stories. Miss Potter is a dainty film about her life and pursuit of love that features some great production but doesn't deliver the most engaging story.
› Posted January 19 in Movie Reviews | 2 Comments
The Hitcher: Another Pointless Remake
While on a road trip to get to their unknown Spring Break destination, college students Grace (Sophia Bush) and Jim (Zachary Knighton) cross paths with John Ryder (Sean Bean), a man who needs a lift after his car gets stranded on the highway. Remember how your parents told you never to pick up strangers? It isn't until after they set out on the road that John Ryder turns out to be a psychotic maniac looking to fill his masochistic needs. Based off of the 1986 film of the same name, The Hitcher proves yet to be another attempt to scrap in on some extra cash from old and tired ideas.
› Posted January 19 in Movie Reviews | 10 Comments
Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth: Astonishing, Riveting, Brilliant
From the brilliant mind of Mexican director Guillermo del Toro comes his latest film, Pan's Labyrinth, a Spanish-language adult fairy tale that exudes excellence and vivid imagery in every last frame. Only del Toro's imagination can create such a wonderful mix of dramatic tragedy and fantasy.
› Posted January 19 in Movie Reviews | 7 Comments
David Lynch's Inland Empire Review
David Lynch films are not for everyone. Inland Empire feels like a David Lynch film made for David Lynch fans. You get everything you'd expect from his new film - bizarre imagery, intense close-ups, red curtains, moody lighting, and a soundtrack that consists of spaceship drones and hums and a single angelic voice. You even get a random dance number to a popular oldie. These have become David Lynch standards. Yet Inland Empire is his most challenging film since Eraserhead.
› Posted January 18 in Movie Reviews | 1 Comment
Arthur and the Invisibles Review: A Near Disaster of a Film
Luc Besson's short but illustrious career includes directing credits for some memorable greats: La Femme Nikita, The Professional, and The Fifth Element. His latest film, Arthur and the Invisibles, is a forgettable mélange of King Arthur, Neo from The Matrix, all of the Harry Potter books that include Voldemort, and A Bug's Life, all smashed into one big misadventure that pales in comparison to Besson's better-known works.
› Posted January 15 in Movie Reviews | 7 Comments
Josh's Review: Alpha Dog Not the Leader of the Pack
Based on true events that led to the capture of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever on the FBI's most wanted list, Alpha Dog depicts the brutal lifestyle of some "gangster white boys" in California. The plot centers around the awkward kidnapping of Zack Mazursky (Anton Yelchin) from his family in order to force his brother Jake Mazursky (Ben Foster) to pay back money that he owes drug lord Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch). There are plenty of other stars packed in the film including Sharon Stone, Bruce Willis, and new comer Justin Timberlake.
› Posted January 15 in Movie Reviews | 3 Comments
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