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 →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 →ELIZABETH & ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Great acting on a strong pair of scripts. LE VENDEUR – For a man who is, professionally, everyone’s friend, Marcel Lévesque (Sicotte) is an extremely lonely man, but he doesn’t have the slightest idea what he’s missing. He lives for his job, and for those small moments with [...]
Read more →PAUL (Carlton) – I really like this film for what it is – a silly Simon Pegg / Nick Frost comedy with a CGI alien named Paul. There’s no real higher meaning here, but there are a whole lot of geeky science fiction references here that I caught, and likely many that I missed. They [...]
Read more →FROZEN RIVER (Netflix) – Nice call, Ben. LONDON RIVER and FROZEN RIVER do fit together nicely in style; though one definitely ends on a happier not than the other. Both films avoid casting judgements on the people and situations – these aren’t films about politics. No heavy-handed morals or messages; just sadness and hope. GREEN [...]
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