Thursday, January 15 2009
OMG - The 20 Worst Films of 2008
There's bad, and then there's 2008 level bad. You know this list is looking down into a deep dark bottomless pit of cinematic despair when Mike Myers' shameful Love Guru didn't even make the Top 20!
Friday, December 5 2008
Punisher: War Zone
The premise is so awful it veers toward sublime: the angry white guy kills everyone.
Friday, September 12 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008
Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose.
Friday, February 4 2005
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1996)
The film presents an idiosyncratic vision of Fanon's lifelong struggle, as a colonized subject seeking freedom of thought and identity.
Wednesday, January 26 2005
Alien vs. Predator (2004)
The monsters are functions of the franchise, but also vaguely resistant, less transparent than they seem.
Wednesday, September 8 2004
Resident Evil: Deluxe Edition (2002)
Resident Evil opens at a moment that might be best described as mid-psychosis, that is, the titular evil is overtaking the 'residence'.
Friday, August 27 2004
Alien vs. Predator (2004)
King of the video game movies, director Paul W.S. Anderson continues to meet and resist expectations with his latest, Alien vs. Predator.
Monday, June 9 2003
Keen Eddie
Keen Eddie is breezy summer fun: fast-paced, quirky, and, a rarity in summer TV, intelligent.
