Film Review: Diner (1982)
Barry Levinson’s debut movie no doubt inspired by his own experiences as a young man in Baltimore in the late 50s, early 60s, is a classic. The tagline on the film’s poster, “Suddenly, life was more than french fries, gravy and girls.,” sums up the movie perfectly.
Film Review: Big Eyes (2014)
Tim Burton scales things back from his usual special effects-heavy genre films in this period drama about the painter Margaret Keane and her struggles with her treacherous husband after she finds commercial success with her paintings.
Film Review: The Host (2006)
Film review for Bong Joon Ho’s The Host (2006) in which I say a few things about the film as well as the Blu-ray disc.
Film Review: Let the Right One In (2008)
Thoughts on the 2008 Swedish vampire movie Let the Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson, adapted from John Ajvide Lindqvist’s 2004 novel of the same name.
Film Review: Dark Horse (2011)
In Todd Solondz’s 2011 film Dark Horse, the writer-director, most known from his works Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness, gives his signature sad-comedic take on the Judd Apatow style of romantic comedy made popular in the early 2000s.