Well, that was weird. Alice In Wonderland felt more like a Disney film than it did a Tim Burton film. It wasn’t terrible, but kind of boring and adolescent. I expected a much darker film based on Burton’s history. One of the more disappointing aspects is the digital animation. The characters aren’t nearly the level of quality you’d expect, it looks like it was made in the late nineties.
Youth In Revolt is a sub-par Rushmore.
In 1995 Pixar released one of the most important films of the past few decades, Toy Story. This film was historical if only because it was the first feature film completely computer generated. That alone is enough to put this film in high regard, but it’s not enough for me. What made Toy Story so good in my mind was the quality of the storytelling. Toy Story was about two toys, Woody, a cowboy sheriff, and Buzz Lightyear, an intergalactic superhero. Woody, as the leader of the group of toys sees his comfy life as the favourite toy challenged when Buzz Lightyear shows up at Christmas. After much adventure, they… Read More »There’s a snake in my boot!
Some of the best pillow talk I’ve seen in a film came in Bunny & The Bull. The title of this blog post, being the best example. It also helps me realize a new theory on film. If you see a penis, it’s a comedy; if you see a vagina, it’s a drama. It explains why women laugh when I remove my pants. I was inspired to watch this based on Julian Barratt’s scene which has made it, rightfully so, onto the Youtube. It’s quite a funny movie, but also, it’s exceptionally sweet. The heartbroken Stephen is convinced to pick up and leave England with his friend Bunny. The two go… Read More »“Nice penis”
As a fan of Canadian cinema, I’m by default a fan of Don McKellar’s work. Aren’t we all, after all? McKellar wrote Blindness, a film which I really knew nothing about it before I watched it, other than the author’s previous work. In the film, a Japanese man (Yûsuke Iseya) living in an unknown city finds himself in suddenly blind while sitting in traffic. A man (McKellar) offers to drive him home, after getting him to his destination, he steals the car. Blindness, while usually described as darkness is instead described as brightness. It slowly spreads from Iseya’s character to the Doctor to McKellar’s character to a prostitute who was… Read More »Blindness
Robert Altman’s film Streamers is one of the least Robert Altmanesque Robert Altman films I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of Robert Altman films. Streamers is set in the barracks of a handful of Airborne Army officers waiting until they (like the rest of their mates) are sent off to Vietnam. What makes this film so unlike most of Altman’s features is that it’s cast can be counted on one hand, and the film never leaves their barracks. To put it simply, this film is based on a play, and it’s damn obvious. Altman shot this like a play, and as such it’s missing much of his trademark… Read More »Streamers
So, we have Sarah Polley, David Hewlett, and directed by Vincenzo Natali. Hells yeah I’m going to see it. For the unfamiliar, Sarah Polley is the actress who’s been in everything from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen to Exotica to The Sweet Hereafter to Last Night to eXistenZ to Dawn of the Dead to directing the incredible Away From Her. This woman fills me up with such patriotic joy that I think Chompy McBeaverton is about to cry. 
David Hewlett is best known for his role as Rodney McKay on Stargate Atlantis (and SG-1). Vincenzo Natali is best known for the incredible horror thriller Cube. All of those were… Read More »Splice
Chloe, the latest film by one of Canada’s greatest film makers, Atom Egoyan, is much like many of his other films, spectacular. Julianne Moore plays Catherine Stewart, who’s suspects her husband David (Liam Neeson) of cheating. Catherine hires an escort to seduce her husband, and report on his behaviour. The plot summary of this film doesn’t need any more than that. Egoyan’s tale is a thriller about desire and human nature. Julianne Moore’s and Amanda Seyfried’s performances are spectacular. The two actors are able to create an emotional connection for the audience to understand before the characters themselves understand it. Neeson, however seems more of a supporting character, but that’s… Read More »Chloe
A few months ago, a film came out called Iron Man 2. I was very perplexed. Iron Man was such an incredible film. This heart-wrenching story about a boy and his friendly metallic robot friend. I absolutely loved it, but when I thought of what Brad Bird film would make a good sequel, Iron Man was nowhere in my list. The first and obvious choice would be The Incredibles. Wait, what? Oh, I’m getting word that the film I’m thinking of is Iron Giant. Iron Giant. I’m sorry for the confusion ladies and gentlemen. So what’s Iron Man? Superhero film? Marvel Comics? Stan Lee? Starring Robert Downey Jr.? Oh. So,… Read More »Iron Man
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