Posted by Tucker Battrell on Tuesday, December 22, 2009,
October 23, 2009: Broken Embraces (2009)
Spanish director Pedro Almodovar never disappoints. Here, he gives us a fascinating meditation on love, loss and filmmaking. The camera work is top-notch as per usual and the performances are captivating. Almodovar is one of few directors whose work always feels fresh even when trodding over similar themes.
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Posted by Tucker Battrell on Monday, October 19, 2009,
Sunday Oct. 18th, 2009 - Where The Wild Things Are (2009)
I've been informed that it would be hyperbolic of me to refer to this film as perfect, so I will refrain. Instead I will just say that I've just bared witness to the first great family film of this generation. This is the kind of movie that kids will see, and if they like it, will absolutely love it when they grow up. I've heard criticisms leveled at this film that it's too hip, too inaccessible, too artsy. Rubbish. While Spike Jonze... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tucker Battrell on Monday, October 19, 2009,
Sunday Oct. 18th, 2009 - The Hurt Locker (2009)
While waiting up until five in the morning for my wife to get home from a costume party I decided to watch Kathryn Bigelow's critically acclaimed new Iraq War film The Hurt Locker. Aside from the classic vampire movie Near Dark and her genius Swayze/Busey starring actioner Point Break, Bigelow has managed to put together a rather mediocre body of work. But when she's good, she's really good, and The Hurt Locker is pretty good. The story foll... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tucker Battrell on Saturday, October 17, 2009,
Friday Oct. 16th, 2009 Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
I'm not a huge fan of the animated features. I like a couple Pixar movies, and a few of the old Disney classics, but overall I'm just not impressed. I find most of them to be crude, filled with fart jokes, and insulting to children. And I don't like Anime. Just to alienate everyone. Monsters vs Aliens will never be mentioned in the same breath as the touching Up or the overrated (now you'll hate me) Wall-E, but it's funny and entertaining ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tucker Battrell on Saturday, October 17, 2009,
Friday Oct. 16th, 2009 Adoration (2008)
Atom Egoyan has made some great films. The Sweet Hereafter and Felicia's Journey are both personal favorites, so I was excited to sit down and watch his latest offering Adoration, and while I was not bored I was not impressed. Egoyan delivers his ideas with a sledgehammer, having his characters debate post 9/11 religious intolerance. The story centers on a young man whose parents died in a car accident. As a school project he writes a story wherei... Continue reading ...
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