Month: March 2012

[Review] Casa de mi Padre

Breaking the fourth wall is a daring choice to do a few times in a film. The minds behind Casa de mi Padre show that they are beyond bold, simply going for it a...

[SXSW Review] Sinister

Scott Derrickson's previous film, the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, didn't live up to the promise he showed with The Exorcism of Emily Rose, an effec...
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[SXSW Review] Somebody Up There Likes Me

Many a Whit Stillman character has pondered if people really change. In Barcelona it’s argued that you can’t change, but you can change your context. Somebody U...

[Review] The Raven

After making a splash with his directorial debut, V for Vendetta,  James McTeigue's follow-up Ninja Assassin left much to be desired. With his third feature, Th...

[SXSW Review] Eating Alabama

A running theme in SXSW is urbanites returning to the land. Either that or as sometimes happens when you’re seeing 3-6 screenings a day, unconscious themes neve...