Category Archives: Reviews

Here are my movie reviews. I use a five star rating scale. Because I can.

In God We Trust

Back in 2000, I saw a short film by Jason Reitman called In God We Trust. It was the best short film at the USA Film Festival that year.

(disad)Vantage Point

What happens when you try to mix 3 parts The Bourne Ultimatum with 1 part In the Line of Fire and 1 part “24″ (pick any episode)? Bad things to be sure.

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Protagonist

Now I am become Legend

I’ve been hyping I am Legend for some time now (here, and here). As you may have guessed, I’m a bit of a dystopian fantasy buff. Ever since I can remember, I’ve daydreamed about being the last human on the planet. I guess that speaks a lot of my introversion, huh? [...]

Faith in Praxis

Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men is the most realistic dramatic look at apocalypse I’ve seen in years.

Blond. James Blond.

I don’t like Bond. James Bond. Never have. But I loved the newest James Bond film, Casino Royale.

Irishfellas

Marty is at it again, this time with Bostonian Irish mobsters in The Departed.

Decuple Word Reviews

Here are a series of reviews I started as a bit of a challenge. The idea was to write the entire review in ten (hence, “decuple”) words or less. I considered the movie title to count as only one word. Oh, and sometimes I had to get clever with hyphenated words to keep [...]

Layer Cake

Part of the 2005 USA Film Festival

The Works

“Just so you know, I’m a mess.”
Part of the 2005 USA Film Festival)

Word Wars

Word Wars was a little like Spellbound but a lot like Cinemania.

The Yes Men

“(Given the opportunity) a developing country will not vote itself into poverty.”

Pieces of April

“Mother, don’t you just love every day?”

Paper Clips

“Sometimes symbols are the only way to strengthen our resolve.”