I’ve seen a lot of the films on this list already, but I’m going to see if I can squeeze them all in this year. There are so many American films that should be on this list rather than some of their choices, but as an arbitrary listing of things to see, there are some [...]
Read more →I have apparently been added to some email list in Rogers Communications, likely because some customer gave them the wrong email address, and it’s ending up sending their crap to me. Clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in the email takes me to what Rogers considers an adequate form for unsubscribing. Note the required fields for [...]
Read more →FERAT VAMPIRE – This film is messed up. Many story lines are setup and just aren’t pursued, so it’s like an early version of THE ROOM. However, much of the humor seems to be intentional, so it’s also unlike THE ROOM. Ambulance driver falls under the spell of a vampire race car. Vampire car’s previous [...]
Read more →THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER – Ah, yes, Scots-accented-Russian. Sounds oddly like Klingon from the Star Trek films… I don’t really buy Alec Baldwin in this role; maybe it’s the slicked back hair? Maybe it’s that he feels more like a passenger than part of the action. THE IDES OF MARCH – An interesting look [...]
Read more →MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II – A secret, deadly, virus has been developed in order to sell a secret cure that wouldn’t have been commercially viable without a matching disease. Terrorists have stolen the cure, but now they need to get their hands on the disease. In the second film of the franchise, I start to wonder [...]
Read more →I just received an email from TIFF about their much improved online ticket purchasing options, and since their previous shopping interface was… horrifying… I opted to check it out. There were some issues on trying to activate my account, due in part to layout issues in both Chrome and Internet Explorer (screen shots of some [...]
Read more →INSOMNIA – Bad cop (Pacino) is called to a small town Alaska where things, surely, couldn’t go badly. His partner, who is partly THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS – One of my favorite things about this film only happened as a result of the death of Heath Ledger. The actor died, with a fair amount [...]
Read more →ART & COPY – This almost makes me think that advertising has a higher purpose. I almost leave this documentary wishing there was more advertising that tell such true and honest stories about the products that they’re selling… Oh, wait, feeling’s gone. It’s an interesting look at how advertising happens – from the back room, [...]
Read more →DUMB AND DUMBER – I still prefer the soundtrack to the film, but it’s one of the rare Jim Carrey films that isn’t wretch-inducing. It’s silly and over the top, but this story of morons on a cross country trip is a classic as far as I’m concerned
Read more →STAR TREK X: NEMESIS – I’m pretty sure this whole thing was a massive joke to try to disprove the “Even numbers not as bad” rule with the Star Trek films. Romulans, Remans, Picard Clones, Prison Planets… Meh. BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD – I really had no idea about Bobby Fischer’s story – I [...]
Read more →LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD – aka DIE HARD 4. This isn’t the best of the films for me, but I’d watch it over the second film anytime. I think the third film had its moments, but this one was more consistant. That said… For me, this is a film where technology is written somewhat [...]
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