Edit: I’ve mentioned before that I felt movies I don’t get to see in a theatre are ones I shouldn’t write a full-out review for. Still, there are a lot of titles I miss catching the first time around that I want to share a thought or two about. These movies are the ones I’ll…
THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS
THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS really bummed me out. Not because it’s a depressing story – although it is – but because I turned it on really wanting to like it. Unfortunately when the credits rolled I was left with a bad taste in my mouth. THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS is a Canadian film by maverick director Bruce…
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
Quite often when I finish watching a movie based on a book, I find myself wanting to read the source material. This is quite true in the case of THE GOLDEN COMPASS, since I found the movie adaptation to be one massive, glorious, mess. I’m a pretty smart guy, but I swear the counter on…
THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS
Sometimes you find heroes and villains in the strangest places. Take for instance THE KING OF KONG – A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS. It’s a well made documentary about the world of competitive video gamers. By gamers, I’m talking about people who almost obsessively play 1980’s, 8-bit graphic, stand-up Atari classics. “Grand Theft Auto? No thanks,…
ELIZABETH – THE GOLDEN AGE
I’ve had frustrating discussions about sequels and series lately, and usually I’m the one defending the various part twos, and threes, and fours. However, there are some sequels that even leave me scratching my head. ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE is one such movie. The original, starring Cate Blanchet in the title role was amazing. It…
AWAY FROM HER
There’s a song by R.E.M. that says “It’s easier to leave than to be left behind”. I couldn’t help but think about that line as I watched AWAY FROM HER, which is a very tender Canadian movie about a woman who succumbs to Alzheimer’s. It’s a very tender and heartbreaking film starring Julie Christie and…
NO END IN SIGHT
When I was young, I remember having a story book of Aesop’s Fables. As I sit and write twenty-something years later, I can remember many of them, not because of the morals they taught me, but because of the interesting tales I was told. The attention to storytelling is what has begun separating the well-crafted…