Here’s the reposted review I promised last time. For a long time this movie occupied the “see this if there’s nothing else” position in my movie list, but eventually there was nothing else and I did see it. I am … Continue reading
Citizen Kane is thought by many people to be the best movie ever made in Hollywood. It is a great film, but I don’t think it’s even the best movie Welles ever made. I was always partial to Touch of … Continue reading
I recently watched a couple of movies which were set in Massachusetts. Other than that, though, they were very different. One was The Ghost Writer. It was really enjoyable, and it reminded me in a couple of ways of The … Continue reading
I just watched Alice in Wonderland, and I liked it a lot. I remember some of the reviews complained that it wasn’t the regular Alice story, but that’s why I liked it. Do we really need yet another version of … Continue reading
Similar to The Matrix in that it deals with virtual reality, but since this is a David Cronenberg movie nothing is sleek, fancy or electronic. The guns are made from gristle and shoot teeth instead of bullets, and the “game … Continue reading
“Cavities in the teeth occur for good reason. But even if there are several per tooth, there’s no conscious organization there against the life of the pulp, no conspiracy. Yet we have men like Stencil, who must go about grouping … Continue reading