Reviews

[Review] Gnomeo and Juliet

We all know the story of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and we also know the many renditions and adaptations of this tragedy- high school plays, Baz Luhrma...

[Review] The Eagle

The Eagle is a vivid and at times lucid action adventure, a step aboveĀ Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, owing more to Terrence Malick with a nod to Italian neorealism...

[Review] Orgasm Inc.

Orgasm Inc. is an investigative exposƩ that masterfully strikes the balance between entertaining and enlightening. Surprisingly full of humor, documentarian...

[Review] Just Go With It

The appeal of Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, two charismatic actors, is lost for much of a film that is flawed at its most basic level. Structurally,Ā Just G...

[Blu-Review] Let Me In

Anyone who goes intoĀ Let Me In having seen Let the Right One In will be hard-pressed not to make comparisons, and that’s more than fair.Ā Let Me In, directed...

[Review] The Roommate

The Roommate is a largely missed opportunity, right down to the design of the actual ā€œroomā€ these ā€œmatesā€ share. As escapist Hollywood entertainment does, every...

[Review] Marwencol

One of the biggest surprises in my Spirit Award ventures, Marwencol is a touching true story full of poignancy and charm. This documentary unravels the tale o...

[Review] Cold Weather

Mumblecore goes mainstream, or somewhat so, in Cold Weather, writer/director/editor Aaron Katz's second feature film. His first, Quiet City, helped spark wh...

[Review] Sanctum

Sanctum, directed by Alister Grierson, is a 3-D effects slide show that wants desperately to be a feature film. Set in an underwater cave that no human has ev...