Happy-Go-Lucky
Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is one those people that you meet that you have to ask, “What are you on?” Essentially, she would probably just tell you, simply, “Life.” Poppy,...
2008
Synecdoche, New York
Nietzsche said, “Whoever battles with monsters had better see that it does not turn him into a monster.” The existentialist musings of this film are as old as Friedrich...
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
This movie doesn’t have any idea what it wants to be. It tries to pull a Spiderman and ends up pulling all punches. There isn’t much here to see, except...
Tropic Thunder
Platoon: A Comedy in 2 Acts is maybe a better title than Tropic Thunder, though it works pretty well, too. Ben Stiller writes, directs, and produces himself, along with Jack...
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir is at once both a genuinely haunting and beautiful experience. 4/4 Stars
Wanted
In an orgy of gunfire, shootouts, explosions, car chases, and cryptic language, Wanted tells a story that has as much fun as it has loopholes. Though it’s little more than...
In Bruges
Click here for trailer Hopefully you’re some form of an existentialist. Preferably a pessimistic, yet mildly amused existentialist. If not, you should still give this film a shot,...
Revolutionary Road
Click here for trailer A horror film can be anything. It doesn’t have to include any armed weapons, serial killers, rapists, or anything supernatural. It may not even have...
The Visitor
Click here for trailer Is there a point in life when we realize we’ve been wasting time? How long does it take for someone who has spent a great...
Milk
Click here for trailer Go back to the seventies in America, when the next wave of Civil Rights had just begun. Transport yourself to the kitchen of Harvey Milk,...