2009 has been a relatively good year for film. Action, adventure, comedy, drama, horror, and sci-fi have each been duly and honorably represented. And with the Academy’s recent announcement that the number of Best Picture noms has been increased from five to 10, under-appreciated films from the first half of the year may just have [...]
John Travolta. What a guy. This enigma of an actor has been in some of cinema’s all-time greats (“Pulp Fiction”) and all-time embarrassments (“Battlefield Earth”). And in each endeavor, he seems unable to just simply look like a normal human being. So, in light of our feature review this week, “The Taking of Pelham 123,” [...]
“In 200,000 years on earth humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly 4 billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high, but it’s too late to be a pessimist: Humanity has barely 10 years to reverse the trend, become aware of the full extent of its spoilation of the [...]
Loco: London’s 1st Comedy Film Festival
Orlando: Does Sex Matter?
A soothing demise: Lars von Trier’s ‘Melancholia’ considered
The Power of Limits in The Five Obstructions
Surviving ‘Surviving Life’
‘The Other’ at The 2nd London Iranian Film Festival
‘Leaving’: Made in Prague
A Step Forward: New African Film in Paris
Adapting to The Skin I Live In: The Antidote to Horror
Chicken with Plums: Better on Paper
