Posts Tagged ‘Film Reviews’
Bury Your Sins | Review of Get Low
Get Low is the story of a man trying to forgive someone. He has kept anger and pain bottled inside him for forty years, waiting for a reason to let it out to the world and forgive the unforgivable. The only problem is the person he has to forgive… is himself. Read the rest of this entry »
The Stream | Neo-noir Edition
The Stream is a new column that acts a venue for Filmdogs writers to post shorter reviews of movies they have watched on streaming video services such as Netflix, Hulu, or even YouTube. Let’s get started.
This time around I will be reviewing three excellent modern noir films. All are available on Netflix watch instantly. First up the is the best of the bunch, John Dahl’s Red Rock West.
Red Rock West (1993)
Michael (Nicolas Cage) is a down and out drifter who arrives in Red Rock, Wyoming looking for work. What transpires is an amazingly (and at times hilarious) complicated turn of events, where everyone is playing each other and nothing is what it seems. This movie is fantastic. John Dahl uses his locations to absolute perfection, making the setting yet another great character. The scenery is amazing to look at, and the prefect place for Cage to get stranded. It is a treat to watch him struggle to leave Red Rock. I, on the other hand, didn’t want to leave. I could watch this film everyday.
Also, the late Dennis Hopper gives a crazy as hell performance like only he could. Read the rest of this entry »
Under the Radar | Dead Man
This is a column that will focus on little known films, directors, writers, and actors. The column does not exist to tell you what to watch, but to simply help raise interest in the great art and talent that goes unseen year by year. So let’s begin. The film I will be spotlighting is Jim Jarmusch’s unique western, Dead Man starring Johnny Depp. Read the rest of this entry »
Double Feature | A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Minority Report
Steven Spielberg is and always will be one of my favorite filmmakers. As a child he guided me through the treacheries that is every day life with film such as: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Jurassic Park, and (dare I say) Hook. From 1997 to 2005, Spielberg hit a creative peak and began to dive into darker and more adult themed material starting with Amistad and ending beautifully with Munich. The double feature I will be recommending is two of his best works in his dark run, the extremely underrated sci fi duo, A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Minority Report. Read the rest of this entry »
New Column | The Stream
The Stream is a new column that will act a venue for filmdogs writers to post shorter reviews of movies they have watched on streaming video services such as Netflix, Hulu, or even YouTube. Hopefully, these more concise wrap-ups of said films will help you, the readers, to come to some conclusions about the ever growing library of steaming content on the web. Either that or you’ll at least you’ll know that Princess of Mars isn’t that new Andrew Stanton movie.
First up, Oren Moverman’s moving drama The Messenger. Read the rest of this entry »
The Bearer of Bad News | Rental Review of “The Messenger”
The Messenger premiered last year and was not in any local theaters in my area. I therefore was unable to put it in my official top 10. This is a shame considering it is one of the best films I have seen from 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
