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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 >
Squid and the Whale, The (2005)
Jan 13th
Director: Noah Baumbach | Rated: R | Review date: 12-Jan-2010
Baumbach’s own childhood experiences are conveyed in this quirky comedy drama dealing with the ramifications of a divorce involving two writer parents living in Brooklyn. Most of the film follows brothers Walt and Frank as they transition between shared custody and deal with choosing sides. Perhaps it’s because I can’t really relate to the main theme of the film, but I found certain aspects to be somewhat disappointing. The main things that made this film enjoyable to me and provided most of the humor were Jeff Daniels and Jesse Eisenberg. The More >
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Jan 13th
Director: Charlie Kaufman | Rated: R | Review date: 13-Jan-2010
Synecdoche, New York is the film directorial debut for Charlie Kaufman, who’s wrote such acclaimed pieces as Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. One thing is clear after viewing this cinematic gem: Mr. Kaufman has the eerie ability to transfer his deep and profound writing onto the screen. This film is unlike anything I’ve seen in quite some time. The obscure and often bizarre visuals almost resemble a David Lynch-like world of imagination and physical metaphors.
The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as Caden Cotard, a great theater director More >
Paper Heart (2009)
Jan 11th
Director: Nicholas Jasenovec | Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 11-Jan-2010
Charlyne Yi wrote and stars in this little quirky pseudo-documentary about discovering the many wonders of love. Aside from interviews, the film attempts to take a more dramatic turn when Yi becomes involved with actor Michael Cera. I found this angle of the story to be slightly boring and uninteresting. Both Cera’s and Yi’s acting felt unnatural and made them seem a bit drab on camera. I would have preferred this film had been an actual documentary as the interviews, even the quirky little puppet shows in between, were cute and More >
Lovely Bones, The (2010)
Jan 9th
Director: Peter Jackson | Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 9-Jan-2010
The Lovely Bones is director Peter Jackson’s follow up to 2005′s King Kong, which is based on the novel of the same name by Alice Sebol. The fantastical crime drama follows the Salmon family after daughter Susie (Saoirse Ronan) is brutally murdered. Mark Wahlberg plays Jack, the father, who goes a bit overboard in search of Susie’s killer. Things take more of an imaginative turn when Susie begins to give her family signs, which are received mostly by Jack.
It wouldn’t be a Peter Jackson movie without some kind of stunning visual More >
