Film

El Orfanato

29 January 2008

“The Orphanage is dark, eerie, disturbing, suspenseful, and genuinely frightening, without resorting to cheap cinematic tricks or gruesome special effects.”

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Zodiac

16 January 2008

“It isn’t about the killer, or even the killings. It is an meticulous examination of the effects wrought on the lives of the people investigating the crime, both police and journalists.”

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3’s a crowd

20 May 2007

Quick review of Spider-Man 3

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Hurlant

21 January 2007

“I admit to a certain fascination with French science-fiction’s tropes: American cars, Egyptian gods, female assassins (and Nixon, although he doesn’t appear in this film).”

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The Fifth Element

15 January 2007

“The Fifth Element is one of those genre films I never seemed to find time to watch, even though many friends told me I’d enjoy it.”

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October Stories: Revisited Fear

29 October 2006

Quick review of The House on Haunted Hill

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Hubba-hubba in his soul

18 February 2005

“The story is set in a Hollywood version of a desolate Old West town. Jesus is a zoot-suited anachronism who wants to be an “actor/singer/dancer.” The Holy Ghost wears a sheet with holes cut out for eyes and a mouth, and the Father is a black-clad gunslinger without guns.”

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Ray

13 February 2005

“Jamie Foxx is flat-out incredible in his portrayal of the troubled singer.”

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“The gun is good….”

4 December 2003

“I was 14 years old when I saw Zardoz in the theater. (Do the math, kids.) It was the first R rated movie I’d ever seen, so here’s how I might have described it to my friends after that first viewing.”

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