CM: You have been a stunt double in so many films, and you’ve had so many different acting roles in films and TV. You’ve played doctors and roller derby queens and all kinds of people – you’ve really run the … Continue reading
Amy Menell
I have an old fiend who believes without question that the trailers you see before a DVD are a perfect indication of the quality of the movie you are about to watch. I must admit that she has been spot … Continue reading
Some of the most memorable conversations of my life took place in a car. In a car with other humans. I have also had a great conversations with myself and my imaginary friends, family members and ghosts. Haven’t we all? … Continue reading
Expectations can be a killer.That should be the tagline for this film as well as this review. THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2 tackles all kinds of expectations and the horrible consequences of what happens when they fail to be fulfilled. The … Continue reading
I was going to start by saying that OBVIOUS CHILD is what all independent films should strive to be, but I caught myself and realized that, in reality, it is what all films should strive to be. Genuine, believable, surprising, … Continue reading
Silent, velvety, unknown blackness is the entree to the textural mind trip that is UNDER THE SKIN. While there is most certainly a narrative arc to the film to say that it is easily discernible is an understatement. We are … Continue reading
I will defend to the death my belief that Nicolas Cage can actually act. By ‘act’ I mean present us with a reality we believe is a wholly formed, complicated person who does not resemble the facade we associate with … Continue reading
One of the challenges of reviewing a documentary – specifically one about an individual – is that it can be hard to distinguish one’s feelings regarding the subject from one’s impressions of the film as a whole. Perhaps though that … Continue reading
Drugs. Sex. Money. Guns. Welcome to America! Following a prophetic image of a man with blood on his hands, we are launched within the first five minutes of “Sabotage” into all of the above including a not terribly convincing girl-on-girl … Continue reading
I used to send out a monthly email with some highlights of what was coming out on DVD each month for those poor souls who – unbelievably – chose not to go to the theater or for some reason missed … Continue reading