Archive | January 2013
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The Cronenberg Chronicle-Phase Ten: Dead Ringers (1988)
This is it. The one. The masterpiece. It was the very first David Cronenberg film that I actively sought out–and the entry in his canon that made me a DC junkie. Is it ironic that all three main characters either are or become junkies? Well, it’s fitting. Because after tasting “Dead Ringers” for the first time back […]
Amour
Nominated for Best Picture at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Director(Michael Haneke) at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Actress(Emmanuelle Riva) at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Original Screenplay(Michael Haneke) at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Annual Academy […]
5 Broken Cameras & Searching for Sugar Man
Both are Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Seeing a Best Documentary Feature nominee at a Bergen County, New Jersey movie theater is becoming increasingly impossible. I believe the last time I actually accomplished it was when I attended “Super Size Me” in 2004. Or was it “Enron: The Smartest […]
Les Miserables
Nominated for Best Picture at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Actor(Hugh Jackman)at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Supporting Actress(Anne Hathaway)at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Original Song(“Suddenly”)at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Costume Design at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Makeup […]
Cloud Atlas
I’m really not sure what to make of it, so I’m a bit stuck on how to properly review it. Without question, I was lost more than once, and it seems a major mistake on my part to have not watched this in a solo sitting. It is highly likely that I will give “Cloud […]
The Girl on HBO
Sienna Miller rocks the house as Tippi Hedren, the object of Alfred Hitchcock’s obsession in “The Girl”. She creates a stunning character that’s part impersonation and part terrific re-acting. She’s equal portions vulnerable, strident, proud and compliant. I loved what she did with her performance, and she’s quite beautiful in portraying the inexperienced star of […]
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 85th Annual Academy Awards It’s certainly a hoot, and my 7-year-old sure seemed to be having a grand old time as we cuddled up on the family room couch with a few blazing logs in the fireplace and yelled out the occasional “Aaaaaargh!”—with one eye closed, of course. […]
Compliance
I have not yet decided whether or not “Compliance” will receive mention as one of my year’s best films, but I do know that it is one that has haunted me the longest. It’s certainly unforgettable. Many of you will scream “UNBELIEVABLE!!!” at the screen—meaning that you refuse to believe the events in “Compliance” could […]
“Argo”…go f**k yourself!!!
I can sense it ratcheting up, and it’s already aggravating the hell out of me. The chorus is ever-growing, and expect that rate to rise exponentially after its Golden Globe wins last night. By Oscar time, it will probably be an avalanche of near-universal support. But I’m sick of hearing it already. Enough! So, I’m […]
Reviewed by Mark Leonard 