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 [...]
Read more →STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION – I liked the story here, with Data gone rogue right off the start. Again, it’s basically just a double length episode and could have played just as well on TV. There’s nothing special here, and it’s still not really a stand-alone film; there’s still a lot of issues with the [...]
Read more →THE SQUID AND THE WHALE – A family with two self-interested, selfish adults, bringing up kids in their own images. Quirky, but in a mostly annoying way. Doesn’t really go anywhere, and I don’t think anyone cares. STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT – This one’s novel, as it takes us back to pre-Enterprise Earth, and [...]
Read more →STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER – The crew of the Enterprise gets religion and they go looking for God, and find that God exists, and he’s an asshole. He’s also not much of a believable character. The crew start STAR TREK VI: UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY – Kirk and Spock Go To Prison Planet. I’m starting [...]
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 →CAFÉ DE FLORE – There’s a lot that happens here in parallel narratives. Vallée’s use of music helps define the story, and may even help provide clues to the narrative if you have specific advance knowledge of a bit of trivia that you’ll likely only get from the credits. I wouldn’t have noticed had the [...]
Read more →A DANGEROUS METHOD – Keira Knightly wins with her portrayal of Spielrein’s peculiar condition from the start. Freud and Jung (Mortensen and Fassbender), it’s all about sex. Maybe not what I’d have expected from Cronenberg; though I suppose that while it’s not a psychological film per se, it’s a film about psychology…
Read more →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 →STARBUCK – This is really quite a fun film. Funny, charming, and very well acted. I don’t quite understand why public would be so disgusted by the anonymous Starbuck – it isn’t as if HE was behind all the babies. Shouldn’t the blame be placed on the fertility clinic in this case? Maybe it’s a [...]
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