I love going into a movie knowing as little as I can about it. It’s not always possible to at least have a general idea, but movies usually surprise me. Point Blank is a French movie someone recommended to me which I didn’t know anything about and that in this case was great as I wasn’t prepared for the rollercoaster it took me on. If you don’t like to know anything at all about this movie just go check it out (it’s good) and else continue reading after the jump. Continue reading
What would happen if you would take the concept of one of Michael Bay’s movies, remove the explosions and action and just focus on the characters? You would probably end up with Never Let Me Go, which in actuality is based on a book, but it does show similarities with one of Bay’s movies. Continue reading
Vik Muniz is a succesful Brazilian artist who moved to the United States in the late 1980’s. Having made a name for himself and living comfortably he wants to do something with his art that can change people. He has the idea to go to the biggest garbage disposal in the world, located in Brazil to see what he can do there. Can he connect to the pickers there, who walk around with their buckets grabbing materials which can be recycled, understand them and interest them in participating in making art? Continue reading
Studio Ghibli can turn normal situations into something special. In My Neighbour Totoro it made you believe that friendly monsters lived in trees, and in other movies that you can end up in unseen, hidden worlds (The Cat Returns or Spirited Away) and with Arrietty they try to convince us that small people live underneath our houses. They live on the things they borrow from us, which would be a perfect explanation why I have so many single socks, I guess they must be using them as sleeping bags or something. Continue reading
New Orleans, a city which has endured a lot due to the hurricane, is the city in which detective Sean Riley (Johny Strong) has to do his job. It’s a tough job in which you can be killed. As he has already seen lots of death he sometimes takes things too far and takes justice in his own hands. When there is a case in which burnt bodies are found he is asked to join the investigation because of his street knowledge. Together with detective Will Ganz (Kevin Philips) he tries to find out what happened. It turns out that that is a lot more than they initially expect. Continue reading
London Boulevard isn’t the first gangster movie in which a criminal, in this case Mitchel (Colin Farrell), who has just been released out of prison want to leave his past behind him. “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in” as the Godfather reminds us. Although more of these type of movies have been made it’s alway possible to tell this in an exciting new way. Is London Boulevard capable of providing this or is it comparable to a TV dinner? Continue reading
The arrival of a baby can have a big impact on someone’s life (as I will be a father myself in a couple of weeks, I will be able to confirm this pretty soon).
Former stewardess Lea (Carice van Houten) is a housewife who lives in a beautiful house while her husband Harry (Waldemar Torenstra) makes his living as an architect. Although Lea isn’t too excited about the idea of having a baby, she does become pregnant. Once the baby is born her world collapses. She sees the little boy as a threat to her happy life and has a nervous breakdown, which gets so bad that the baby is in danger. This is enough reason for Harry to take action and make sure that Lea gets some time to gets her thoughts together. Continue reading
When you are talking about samurai movie there of course is only on movie against which you measure other ones, Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai in which a small village has to be defended by a couple of samurai warriors hired by the village.
The story of 13 Assasins is slightly different: an evil lord, Naritsugu Matsudaira, reigns with an iron fist and isn’t afraid of using mutilation and rape to make everyone fear him. He’s about to climb on the political ladder which could have a big impact on the land. The samurai decide that he has to be stopped and they devise a plan to assassinate him. Continue reading
If you are a big rock fan, you will immediately think of Motörhead when you hear the name Lemmy. For those that don’t know the band, there is a big chance that you do know their most famous song, “The Ace of Spades”. Motörhead is also known as the loudest band on earth and although I have not verified this myself (in not my type of music) I heard from friends that earplugs are a necessity at their concerts. This documentary tries to give the viewer a look into the life of its lead singer. Does he live as loud as his music? Continue reading
After the death of his mother teenager Joshua Cody (James Frecheville) is forced to move in with his grandmother, Janine “Smurf” Cody (Jacki Weaver).
She lives together with her three sons, who are all criminals and suspected of various criminal activities like armed robberies and dealing drugs. The police is constantly keeping an eye on them. It doesn’t take long before the Cody boys involve Joshua in their way of doing business. Will Joshua be able to resist the temptation? Continue reading