Mile 22: Review
In case the weather didn’t make it clear, Mile 22 is here to let you know that the fall movie season has begun.
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Review: Alpha – Dogs, an origin story
Alpha is a fictionalized telling of how early man first domesticated wolves (or how wolves became man’s best friend). Set 20,000 years ago the story follows the son of a tribe’s chief, named Keda, as he joins the men of the tribe for his first bison hunt. Keda soon finds himself injured and separated from the tribe. Far from home and with no help in sight, he finds an unlikely companion in the form of an injured wolf. Together the two embark on the long journey to return home and form a relationship that would forever change man and canine forever.
Read moreFilm Review: Delivery Man (2013) – Ridiculous Concept, Well Executed
Vince Vaughn has been a stand out character in many memorable films (Old School, Anchorman and Zoolander to name a few) and a solid co-star (Swingers, Wedding Crashers) but has struggled to really prove he can be the star of the show. Dodgeball for instance, probably his best prior example as the leading man, had a huge (and fantastic) supporting […]
Read moreFilm Review: Gravity – What goes up…
When the trailer for Gravity started making the rounds a couple of weeks ago it, portrayed a seriously intense survival story set in one of the most hostile environments known to man: the vacuum of space. While a man vs. nature survival story is hardly new to film, the unique setting, sharp visuals and intense action looked prime to keep […]
Read moreGreat Moments in Cinema: The Grapes of Wrath
Hey everyone…just a quick one today, since I’m writing this one on the Fourth of July and have better things to do, like walk around the neighborhood and watch people celebrate American independence by firing off fireworks made in China. Plus, you’re probably all hung over from celebrating America’s enduring awesomeness, and probably so bleary-eyed you can’t really focus on […]
Read moreCinematic Soulmates: Bronson and A Clockwork Orange
Hey, what do you know? I’m back! Summer is upon us, which means I should have some time to crank out a few more of these here columns. To get back into the swing of things, I decided to write something simple that is somewhat based on the research I’ve been doing for my grad school thesis. That is why […]
Read moreFilm Review: Disconnect (2012) – “Crash” for the Facebook Generation
There is no denying that we live in an age where more than ever we are actively pulled out of our real lives and into an alternate one, a digital life. We increasingly live lives where we barely interact with people in person for days yet have an active social life in the ever-increasing digital playground available to us through […]
Read moreGreat Moments in Cinema: Drive
Hey folks (or folk, depending on how many people actually read this column). Due to academic obligations and some family stuff that went down recently, today’s post is going to be a short one. Furthermore, since part of my grad school research is devoted to gender issues in the films of Nicolas Winding Refn, I decided to look at one […]
Read moreFilm Review: Lunarcy! – Luna City or Bust!
We all have dreams. For some of us those dreams are to get a good education, a good job and live a comfortable life. For others, dreams take on a much different shape. For many of the subjects in Simon Ennis’ heartfelt documentary Lunarcy!, the dream is no less than the stars themselves; or more poignantly The Moon. Lunarcy! is […]
Read moreFilm Review: Eddie The Sleepwalking Cannibal – Dreams do come true
Creating anything can be difficult, but for the painter Lars (Thure Lindhart), creating his masterpiece, his Mona Lisa, has taken him nearly ten years of blank canvases and frustration. Giving up hope that he can repeat his previous success, he leaves Denmark and settles on a teaching job for a struggling art school in a small snowy town in Canada. […]
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