IFFBoston Review: Children of Invention
‘Children of Invention’ is Tze Chun’s debut feature film, which was based on his short “Windowbreaker,” a short that played at the Sundance Film Festival.
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IFF Boston Review: Kimjongilia
Assuming the mantle of dictatorship and oppression from his father in 1994, Kim Jong Il, the current “Dear Leader,” of North Korea has picked up where Dad left off: torturing, starving and murdering his own people in an effort to keep control. “Kimjongilia,” is a testimonial of those lucky enough to escape, and the harrowing …
IFFBoston Review: The Missing Person
If one is to learn anything from the writing of Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett, it’s that detecting is a lonely business. For John Rosow, the main character in Noah Buschel’s “The Missing Person,” he knows that fact all too well.
IFFBoston Review: The Brothers Bloom
Opening with a poem recited by con artist historian Ricky Jay, Rian Johnson’s follow-up to his first movie, “Brick,” takes off in the first few moments and heads on a whimsical, and entertaining flight. The movie tells the story of brothers Stephen and Bloom, two life-long con artists. Stephen is the mastermind, working every angle …
DVD Review: The Spirit
Frank Miller’s adaptation of Will Eisner’s well-known was lambasted upon it’s release Christmas day, last year. The beating the movie received might have led one to think that the film was something terrible. Something to avoid at all costs. However, it’s not that bad. In fact, in some instances, it’s kinda fun.
DVD Review: The Reader
When the lights came up in the theater at the end of Stephen Daldry’s “The Reader,” I sat there in confused silence. What was wrong with the movie I just saw? What did I like about the movie I just saw? It is a difficult question to answer. “The Reader” is the story of Michael …
DVD Review: Righteous Kill
Seriously? Two great actors and this is what we get? Years and years of waiting and this is all there is to show? As disappointing as Jon Avnet’s “Righteous Kill,” is, it’s only truly disappointing when you consider the parties involved.
Review: Duplicity
Ray Koval and Claire Steinwick are industrial spies. But they’re spying for different companies. But they knew each other before. In fact, they spent a romantic weekend in Rome once. Not that Claire will admit it. Ray sees her walking through Grand Central Station in New York and follows her to a bar. He …
Review: The Haunting in Connecticut
Sometimes you just want a good scare. I gotta admit, I haven’t been scared by a movie since I saw ‘Poltergeist’ as a child, so whenever a trailer comes out that looks like it has the potential to fill me with fear and dread, I’m there. ‘The Haunting in Connecticut’ is based on a true …
DVD Review: Assault on Precinct 13
John Carpenter’s “Assault on Precinct 13,” is a wonderful, gritty, down and dirty, suspense/action movie. A group of misfits bands together to make final stand against an unknown group of attackers. Can’t get much better than that, can it?