Director: Terrence Malick Starring: Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams, Javier Bardem Terrence Malick is a director who has a knack for making everything much more beautiful than it actually is. His latest effort is no exception as the scenery and the performances carry a delicate beauty along with a tone that almost seems defeated. … Continue reading »
Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem The newest entry into the James Bond franchise has just been released, and it is essentially a reboot of the series and, quite honestly, is brilliant. Director Sam Mendes has very possibly done for James Bond what Christopher Nolan accomplished for the Batman franchise. The only difference … Continue reading »
With the first really big holiday release due out on Friday, November 9th, it felt like this week would be a good time to give a preview of the upcoming holiday movie season. I’m looking forward to this season as I hope it redeems the film industry from what has been a lackluster (to say … Continue reading »
I realized after the 4th of July weekend that 6 months of the year had gone by and a bunch of people were coming out with lists for their top films of the year so far (you know, those halfway through the year lists that people feel they need to release just because everyone else … Continue reading »
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez Biutiful is quite a dark and gritty film considering the title. However, even though the film is depressing, somewhat violent, and a little bit on the disturbing side, the film does turn out to be, in an interesting way, quite beautiful. Javier Bardem puts together yet … Continue reading »
So the Oscars went down last night and I was watching for all 3+ hours to keep track of the highlights (or lowlights) in case anyone was disappointed in missing this telecast. I did a running diary of the events, something that I like to do and really haven’t done since the NFL draft that … Continue reading »
