The King’s Speech is expected to be one of the big winners during this weekend’s Oscar ceremony, so I though it would be a good moment to review it. At the BAFTA’s the movie already won several prizes, including best actor (Colin Firth), best actress (Helena Bonham Carter), best supporting role (Geoffrey Rush) and best screenplay. What’s the reason this movie has won so much and has such a big chance of winning? Continue reading
With a title like Blue Valentine you would expect that it’s a perfect romantic movie you’d want to watch with your significant other. Is this really the case or is it better to search for another movie to watch? Continue reading
When documentary filmmaker Josh Fox received a letter from a gas company which stated they wanted to lease his property for 100.000 dollar, he decided to find out more about the industry. How is gas “harvested” and what is its impact on the environment? Continue reading
127 Hours is tells the true story of Aron Ralston, a mountain climber who had an unfortunate fall, where a rock fell onto his right arm, trapping him. (for those who don’t know the story there is a spoiler following, highlight to read) [spoiler]In the end he had to cut of his own arm to survive.[/spoiler]
Even if you do know the story, is this film is worth watching? Do you really want to be stuck in one place for almost an entire movie, like we’ve seen in Buried? Continue reading
Idris Elba is Malcolm Gray, who is part of a secret team that does various missions all over the world. During one of their missions in Eastern Europe things don’t go as planned and Malcolm leaves scarred, both emotionally as psychically. When he’s back in America he locks himself in an apartment to allow himself to find out what went wrong and who’s responsible for it. Continue reading
Through the years the brother Coen have managed to create an impressive body of work. It’s an impressive list with movies like Fargo, No Country For Old Men, Burn After Reading, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Big Lebowski. They are all very unique films and the brothers manage to put their own unique stamp on them, which makes them stand out from other movies. True Grit is their next movie and is a remake of True Grit made in 1969 starring John Wayne. Continue reading
Real life stories can succesfully be used for comedies. It’s something which I Love You Philip Morris has already proved. Casino Jack is a comedy which is based on real events, in this case the story of Jack Abramoff, a superlobbyist. As a viewer you are introduced in his world, in which there don’t seem to be any boundaries and in which presents and envelopes with money are just ways to do business. Jack Abramoff is constantly on the edge of what is allowed and makes some decisions which push him over it. Continue reading
Freakonomics, written by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, has been a very succesful book which has sold over 4 million copies. It looks at society using economics on subjects that most economists would not choose. With its success and the interesting subject matter it’s perfect to use the material for a documentary. Does this documentary succeed in bringing the book to life? Continue reading
Through the years Robert De Niro has lost most of the shine he had when he was younger. There was a time that you couldn’t wait to see his next movie and thought he was the best around. Somewhere around 2000 his movie choices were getting worse and his roles forgettable. I haven’t seen a lot of his movies since then, not even Righteous Kill with Al Pacino. Because I’m a big fan of Edward Norton, I decided to watch this movie, but if he wasn’t in there I probably would have given this movie a chance. Continue reading
A while ago Anomolous Material had an article about actors that are better at doing supporting roles instead of playing the main part in a movie. One of the actors that was on the list was John C. Reilly and I agree with his inclusion on the list. He was funny in Talladega Nights and Step Brothers, but the reason for it was because of the rest of the cast. In Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, which spoofed Walk the Line, he starred and I was really disappointed by that film as it just wasn’t funny. With Cyrus he gets another chance to show he has the star power to pull it off. Does he manage to do it or does this movie show he just can’t? Continue reading