MARCAGES – A struggling family-owned dairy farm is having problems, and why not blame it all on the son? He always seemed to be around when bad things happened… Part coming-of-age film, part dysfunctional family, part seething hatred. The director wasn’t able to be in attendance, but he seemed certain, based on a statement that [...]
Read more →STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK – Your ship self-destruct password is 000DESTRUCT0, Kirk? Someone in Star Fleet needs to go over password security with you. The end of Search For Spock is fantastic… Spock really lets go with the emotion when he remembers Kirk’s first name. Well, for Spock. LETHAL WEAPON 3 – [...]
Read more →FUTUREWORLD – This sequel to WESTWORLD moves from seemingly mindless virus infestation of the resort’s mechanical creations and on to a TERMINATOR-style Skynet attack on the human race by machines. It’s a bit silly at times, but I like it despite the layers of rust that have built up on this old beast since the [...]
Read more →ANOTHER EARTH – This reminds me a little bit of MELANCHOLIA – where there’s a huge astronomical event that is going to change (or destroy) the entire world, and yet, that’s not the primary point of the story. We have, instead, a story about choices, about destiny versus free will. Rhoda Williams (Marling) has made [...]
Read more →SAW – I haven’t re-watched this since initial release, and Knowing how this one ends does change my appreciation of the locked room scenario that introduces the story. In this film it still feels like Jigsaw is a moralistic killer – he has a very black and white view of the world and is sentencing [...]
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