Most bad movies have some redeemable quality: sometimes it’s a single stand-out performance or character; sometimes it’s that the film embraces its own campiness. But occasionally a movie is so bad that all you can think about is everything they could have done to make it less terrible.
Darren Aronofsky is a fascinating filmmaker. His films tend to be strong character pieces, and stories told with strong, sometimes disturbing, imagery. I remember being blown away the first time I saw his first feature, “Pi,” and have been fascinated by the choices he’s made since. When news broke about his new film “Noah,” some …
300: Rise of an Empire opens in theaters everywhere today, March 7. Check your local listings for showtimes. Sequels have become standard fare in the multiplex. With franchises gaining establishment before their first installment even experiences its release date, to see the inevitable sequel set-up in the film’s final moments is closer to expectation than …
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit opens in theaters everywhere today, January 17. Check your local listings for showtimes. January is both a great and terrible time for film. On the plus side, nominations and awards are handed out for the year’s “best” films. While all of these films saw at least a limited release before the …
It’s been 2 years, since my last written review (We Bought A Zoo) and my mind hasn’t changed about reviews. I hate them. I enjoy reading them after I’ve seen the film. Anyways, I was fortunate enough to see Jason Reitman’s 5th feature film at the New Hampshire Film Festival in Portsmouth, NH. He has …
Blue is the Warmest Color expands to Boston today, November 1. Check your local listings for showtimes.
12 Years a Slave expands to Boston today, October 25. Check your local listings for showtimes. Reviewing film can be very complicated. Regardless of the amount of time that each review takes to write, (and trust me it is more than you think) most go without being fully read. Aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes boil the …
Carrie opens in theaters everywhere today, October 18. Check your local listings for showtimes. In the current climate of remakes, reboots and sequels, it was only a matter of time before we got to Carrie. Sure it was remade as a garbage television film in 2002, there was a sequel that should never be spoken …
A.C.O.D. expands nationwide today, October 11. Check your local listings for showtimes. Television and film comedies are beginning to look awfully familiar. Rather than a sharp divide between the two, actors are seamlessly hopping between the two mediums. The stigma associated with the small screen, and having it be merely a springboard to features is …
Gravity opens in theaters everywhere today, October 4. Check GoWatchIt for showtimes. Alfonso Cuarón is a director for your inner film nerd. His filmography is all over the place with exceptional quality across the board. Not only did he turn in the amazing and sexually charged Y Tu Mamá También, but made audiences weep with …