“On The Edge” won’t leave you on the edge of your seat
"On The Edge," by Steev Hise documents the years after a highly publicized mid-nineties femicide that took place in the corrupt border town of Ciudad Juarez.
Written by Logan McMillen · May 25, 2010
When you download a barely-in-print, fifty minute, documentary by some director with misspelled first and last names you can’t go into the experience looking for gloss and glitter. This film is gritty, replete with cheesy font subtitles, shaky camera action, and over twenty minutes total... (more...)
Tina Fey and Steve Carell make for a solid “Date Night”
Date Night
Witty dialogue and an eclectic cast of players that each add to the hilarity of the film, "Date Night" is just the sort of entertaining comedy/action romp that perfectly fulfills the purpose of a Saturday night at the movies.Written by Devon Fitzgerald · May 10, 2010
Based on its trailer, any success (besides the punchline for an NBC late night show) for “Date Night” looked bleak; starring the increasingly un-funny Steve Carell (”Evan Almighty,” anyone?), an awkward plot about a middle aged-couple’s quest for adventure, and... (more...)
Talk about a protective “Mother”
Mother
Kim Hye-Ja's performance as the title character is a tour-de-force in the fourth film by Bong Joon-Ho centered around the complexities of maternal love.Written by Kathleen Ambre · May 4, 2010
From dancing lightheartedly in a wheat field, to scouring her village for an alleged killer in order to clear her son’s name, director Bong Joon-ho’s headstrong matriarch in “Mother” proves to be not only the character for which the film is titled, but a source of unconditional... (more...)
“The Runaways” is electrifying
The Runaways
Even though it lacks a true window into the lives of the band, "The Runaways" is lusciously shot and showcases grade-A performances from Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart with a scene-stealing Michael Shannon who seriously needs an Oscar.Written by Chandler Clemens · April 22, 2010
“Hello boys, I’m your wild girl, I’m your ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb!” Little do people know the back story to The Runaways, the first all female rock-band responsible for this titular anthem. They we’re formed during a time primarily dominated by male bands and... (more...)
“Remember Me”: seen before plot, but supported by a talented cast
Remember Me
Although an overly familiar plot line, "Remember Me" manages to get by with solid performances namely from lead Robert Pattinson.Written by Sam Thomas · April 21, 2010
As the film reached its climax, I was shocked, not from the content of the movie, but in coming to the realization that Robert Pattinson can actually act when supported by the right cast. Allen Coulter’s “Remember Me” proves itself to be a simple romance for swooners with... (more...)
Alice in Lacklusterland
Alice in Wonderland
With an uninspired fantasy narrative, a lackluster representation of Wonderland, and dulled down characters, the colorful "Alice in Wonderland" teens and adults would be expecting is completely missing in Tim Burton's overly dark re-imagining of a true classic.Written by Mickey Caulfield · March 22, 2010
Never before has a movie been so subservient to the drug culture that popularized it and simultaneously averse to anything approaching psychonautics. Tim Burton’s 2010 adaption uses the colorful imagery that made generations of audiences love the original Lewis Carroll book and Disney... (more...)
You may not feel so sane after “Shutter Island”
Shutter Island
"Shutter Island" is suspense at its finest hour and a foray into the pyschological aspect of madness that will have the audience questioning the sanity of themselves and likewise others around them. Leonardo DiCaprio gives his best performance of his career.Written by Chandler Clemens · March 18, 2010
Martin Scorsese’s name is synonymous with some of films greatest masterpieces and like a few of his pieces that don’t glorify the criminal activity of mobsters, like “Taxi Driver” and “Cape Fear,” “Shutter Island” is a character focused study... (more...)
“The Wolfman” takes a new bite at the original…and fails
The Wolfman
Yet again another remake that gets everything wrong and instead of improving upon its source material, degrades it.Written by Chandler Clemens · March 3, 2010
When the full moon rises, either take out a life insurance policy or buy a batch of silver bullets because he’s coming. That is “The Wolfman.” Dunh Dunh Duhhhhhh. Time and time again I question why Hollywood deems it necessary to remake a classic that needn’t be tinkered... (more...)
Jeff Bridges steals the show in “Crazy Heart”
Crazy Heart
The theme of "Crazy Heart" is nothing we haven't seen before, but thanks to the exceptional and layered performance of Jeff Bridges, a brilliant supporting cast, and a bevy of original songs beautifully arranged and written, "Crazy Heart" is a stand out.Written by Bernardo Vigil · March 2, 2010
First time director Thomas Cobb’s film, “Crazy Heart,” achieves little in terms of originality, plot, or even character. Most of us have seen movies about drunken old men giving their lives a complete 180 and starting anew. What we haven’t seen, however, is a film... (more...)
Dear John falls short of Sparks’ other adaptions
Written by Mira Friedlander · February 20, 2010
Channing Tatum, playing army grunt John Tyree, and Amanda Seyfried as southern belle Savannah Curtis, would appear to be a match made in heaven; however, most scenes lack any chemistry between the two. They meet on a beach when Savannah drops her bag in the ocean and John retrieves it for her,... (more...)