Recommended Underwater thrillers were all the rage in 1989, as no less than three of 'em were released theatrically between January and August…and while none of them were hugely successful at the box office, each film made more money than the last. But the only one that most people remember is James Cameron's The Abyss ; even then, it's seen as a minor failure considering the position between …
Rent It THE FILM: Fading Gigolo is the fifth film directed by John Turturro, who has north of 75 acting roles to his credit. Turturro stars here, too, along with Woody Allen, and it seems the tables have turned for the senior lead. This story of a failed bookstore owner who begins pimping out his friend to aging socialites feels like something Allen might have directed, but the role is his first …
Highly Recommended Fairy Tail – Part 11 – Blu-ray Review Fairy Tail is an action-adventure-comedyseries whichfollows a group of wizards who are all a part of the popular andrenowned FairyTail guild, where magic beings  withspecial gifts all work together on various jobs and missions for thenon-magicfolk of the world – and these talented people work as one to face enemyguilds (thetype who …
Recommended Conceived as a three-hour roadshow but shorn of an hour by its disenchanted director prior to its release, Billy Wilder's The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) in its 125-minute form was met with mixed reviews and tepid box-office.
Rent It Many eighteen-year-olds are unhappy with their lives, but Nate Norman's (Jonathan Daniel Brown) unhappiness extends to the rest of his family: his mother (Amanda Tapping) waitresses and barely makes enough ends meet for a cramped home where Nate and his younger brother Phillip (Mark Hills) squeeze in among clutter and junk. Nate himself delivers pizzas, which seems like a dead end until …
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