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Departures was for me both a surprising and rejuvenating work of dramatic cinema I yearned for to kick off the new year. 2010 is already off on the right foot with blockbusters The Hurt Locker and Sam Rockwell’s one man show Moon and I can only hope those two don’t overshadow a gem not to [...]

The film 9 was originally presented as a graduating student short film by Shane Acker. The story of 9 follows a group of nine animatronic, tweed-covered puppets that have been brought to life by a “brilliant” scientist at the brink of humanity’s extinction. Why this is done or what is the bringer of such chaotic [...]

The Hangover probably has been a little over-hyped with praise from both critics and college students alike, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad – far from it actually. The Hangover is the best “bro-comedy” out there; in fact it’s the only one that I have ever enjoyed. After a four-year bombardment of Judd Apatow films, [...]

The Limits of Control is the newest film from Jim Jarmusch, the man who gave us Dead Man, Down By Law, and Coffee & Cigarettes just to name a few. It’s a “spy thriller” body with appendages for every other genre of film. There’s comedy, drama, love, and even the slightest touch of gangster genre. [...]

Tony Scott’s Pelham remake left me both entertained at times and hanging my head, shaking it back and forth in anger with some of the acting holes and employment of hollow characters.
John Travolta plays the angry-with-the-government New Yorker whose means for holding up a train full of hostages are never justified. Sure, he seems [...]

Whatever Works is the new comedy written and directed by Woody Allen. Starring Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm, and the mind behind Seinfeld) as nihilistic Boris Yellnikoff, Whatever Works is the culmination of Woody Allen philosophy, uncertain affairs of the heart, and the coincidental workings of the universe. What I mean by that is, Whatever [...]

Surveillance is the second film by director Jennifer Lynch. If the last name sounds familiar and you happen to be asking yourself as to whether or not she has any relation to director David Lynch, then the answer is yes. Jennifer Lynch is his daughter, and like her father, she too knows how to make [...]

Beeping consoles. Whirring Fans. The sounds of malfunctioning, T.V. shopping-network-bought products. These are just a few of the things that come into mind when I hear the name Jacques Tati. Play Time (1973), while already having its place in the Criterion library, is now released unto us via the Blu-Ray disc format, and for [...]

TAMPOPO (1985) (Japan)
Directed by: Juzo Itami
Rarely do I see a comedy from Japan I can recommend. In fact I probably never have, but Tampopo is my one exception. Here is a film that explores cultural differences of exotic cuisine. It’s East meets West in Japan’s first “Spaghetti Western”. Tampopo tells the tale of a widowed [...]

Zack Snyder’s newest comic book adaptation of the Watchmen had me holding my breath as I feared for the worst after his short and inconsistent body of previous work. His remake of Dawn of the Dead was the high point of his career, as Snyder displayed a unique sense of independence. On the other hand, [...]