Recommended Ping Pong Summer Blu-ray Review Nostalgia can be a lot of fun. Ping Pong Summer isthe latest in a number of films to remember this idea and to carry italongit's independently minded (and produced) journey. This film is a lovesong tothe joy of the 80's and the good times that the filmmaker experiencedwithclassic 80's cinema and music
Skip It Le Week-end Blu-ray Review Le Week-end was one of the most criticallyacclaimedfilms of the year but this doesn't mean it's necessarily one of the best :audiences responded unevenly and the film flopped at the box-officewith apaltry 2 million gross (a low number for a reasonably high profileproductionfeaturing Oscar loved actors and filmmakers). The film reunitesdirector RogerMichell …
Recommended The Film: Going into Noah with the expectation that Darren Aronofsky's going to color within the lines of gospel would be a mistake, though it's understandable why some might expect him to do so. The name Noah in itself and the premise lying underneath his narrative are, after all, modeled from a brief, fantastical story told in the book of Genesis (and also appears in other religion …
Rent It It sounds as if his bones are shattering as consciousness groggily regains its hold.
Highly Recommended Canadian filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal and photographer Edward Burtynsky have enjoyed successful, productive careers both separately and as a team, using their combined visual talents to call attention to the world around us. Their first film collaboration was Manufactured Landscapes (2006), a showcase of Burty… Read the entire review
Skip It THE FILM: Screenshots were taken from the included DVD edition and do not represent the quality of the Blu-ray. The first Rio is a colorful, lightweight and not altogether joyless string of pop culture references and celebrity voice talent
Recommended THE MOVIE: Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials and other sources, not the Blu-ray edition under review. The western framed as a chase picture. A cowboy drama about racial politics.
Recommended I don't review a lot of (relatively) new movies, but was drawn to Devil's Knot (2013) because its director is Atom Egoyan, the Canadian filmmaker behind such excellent and unique films as Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), and Ararat (2002). Devil's Knot , adapted from Mara Leveritt's 2002 book and based on the West Memphis Three murder investigation and subsequent trial …
Rent It The Film: The cast brought together for Transcendence plays like reunion of sorts for the supporting players in Christopher Nolan's oeuvre — Rebecca Hall! Morgan Freeman! Cilian Murphy! — gathering together with cinematographer from Memento and Inception , Wally Pfister, for his grand directorial debut. To say that he's picked a subject for his unveiling that's both ambitious and …
Rent It The Movie: Directed by Joel Schumacher in 1990, Flatliners follows five students enrolled in medical school: Nelson (Keifer Sutherland), Doctor Rachel McMannus (Julia Roberts), David Labraccio (Kevin Bacon), Doctor Joe Hurley (William Baldwin), and Randy Steckle (Oliver Platt). They're involved in some unorthodox experiments spearheaded by Nelson in which they will work together to find …