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Avatar (2009)
Feb 2nd
Director/writer: James Cameron | Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 31-Jan-2010
James Cameron’s Avatar, quickly being called one of the greatest films of all time, has already placed itself as the highest grossing film of all time (not considering inflation). The big questions are: Is it worth the hype? Is it really that good? Isn’t it just glorifying the use of CGI while ignoring the basics of film making? No doubt those questions will long be debated, but one thing is certain for me after viewing this piece: it rocks!
Now I’m not going to jump on the wagon and call this the More >
Speed Dating (2010)
Jan 30th
Director/writer: Tony Herbert | Rated: R (language) | Review date: 28-Jan-2010
James Van Der Bexton, played by Hugh O’Conor, is heir to a fortune, but that doesn’t necessarily mean life is great. Approaching 30, James is still stuck on his ex who left him for someone else, hoping that she’ll one day take him back. To pass the time, James takes up speed dating, but not to actually get dates, but rather just for his amusement. His buddies constantly try to bring him out of his rut but to little avail. James’ friend and psychologist, who he’s been seeing since the More >
Bullets, Blood & a Fistful of Ca$h (2008)
Jan 23rd
Director/writer: Sam Akina | Rated: R | Review date: 23-Jan-2010
aka Ca$hThe quiet but prevalent resurgence of grindhouse B-movie flicks has come not without with mixed reception. Those who remember the classic exploitation films of the 70s and 80s most likely have enjoyed the resurrection of this gritty and fun style of film-making. On the other hand it seems like many people just don’t get it. Whether these naysayers have never enjoyed this type of cinema, or simply just don’t understand it completely, I still never fail to be surprised and amused by their reactions to these throwback pictures of More >
Person of Interest (2010)
Jan 20th
Director/writer: Christopher Ward | Rated: n/a (suggestive themes) | Review date: 18-Jan-2010
Person of Interest is writer/director Christopher Ward’s debut effort that follows a series of missing person cases within a small New England town. Sheriff Nickie Welles, played by Elise Rovinsky, puts every effort she has into solving the cases. Driven by the potential loss of her job, she’ll stop at nothing to figure out who’s been causing the town so much horror. Nickie enlists the help of James Hart (Cuyle Carvin), a local psychic. The townspeople, especially Nickie’s lover Detective Sandra Franks (Julie Bell), are less than enthused about More >
Praxis (2010)
Jan 14th
Director: Alex Pacheco | Rated: n/a (suggestive themes & nudity) | Review date: 14-Jan-2010
In the world of movies, there are those that aim to entertain and then there are those that are made to provoke thought. Alex Pacheco’s Praxis is certainly the latter. Praxis is a portrait of a young man who’s life is on the verge of a breakdown. Rather than show us typical and predictable situations, Pacheco instead takes a more abstract approach and immerses the viewer into the main character’s mind in a unique and nonlinear fashion.
Tom Macy plays Brian, a lonely writer desperately seeking to find out More >
