Reviews

[TIFF Video Review] I’m Still Here

Casey Affleck's mock/documentary I'm Still Here starring Oscar-nominated actor turned aspiring rapper Joaquin Phoenix was just screened here at Toronto International Film Festival....

[Review] Going The Distance

Coming off American Teen in 2008, documentarian Nanette Burstein delivers her first narrative feature with Going The Distance. Fusing her previous improv styl...

[Review] Machete

Machete should have just stayed at being that really fun trailer we all loved from Grindhouse. Instead, it's now a somewhat enjoyable, artificial ode to gri...
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[Review] The American

While walking out of The American, a fellow critic pointed out something that couldn't be close to the truth: this is the anti-Bond film. With the Bond movi...
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[Review] The Last Exorcism

It’s hard to find a good horror movie these days. The majority of ideas have been done to death. It’s rare that an original and good idea comes along that mana...
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[Review] Mesrine: Killer Instinct

Vincent Cassel is proving to be one of this generations most talented and prolific actors. Better known perhaps as the villain in Ocean's 12, Cassel has been ...
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[Review] The Switch

Formerly known as The Baster, the much more aptly-titled The Switch deals with just that. Directed by Blades of Glory duo Josh Gordon & Will Speck, this d...

[Review] Piranha 3D

If the title Piranha 3D makes you think of descriptives like stupid or awful, and it just doesn't interest you at all, then this isn't the film for you. But i...

[Review] Centurion

Neil Marshall delivers the goods when it comes to creating solid B-movie schlock. With Dog Soldiers and The Descent he showed great promise in the horror wo...

[Review] Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

Viewers (much like this writer) who have grown to identify Joan Rivers with plastic surgery, jewelry sales on QVC, and red-carpet banter are in for a surprise...