Children of Men (Widescreen Edition) I liked The Departed. Let’s get that out of the way right off the bat. That said, I’m now really annoyed that The Departed won Best Picture and all the rest of the awards it … Continue reading
Curse of the Golden Flower: This is like the ultimate expression of the 1970s martial arts film- palace intrigue; vibrant, colorful costumes and sets; poison; and a blistering, multi-reel finale (choreographed by the excellent Ching Siu-Tung. It’s like a King … Continue reading
Cure My first Kiyoshi Kurosawa film. Interestingly, with Babel this was a Koji Yakusho double feature. If you’re not keeping track he’s the star of one of my favorite 90s Japanese film, Shall We Dance. Anyway, this film is pretty … Continue reading
Babel: I really wanted to like this movie. I was a fan of Amores Perros, so I came into this one with high hopes. I have to say I was disappointed. It’s a well made, well acted film. I just … Continue reading
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple I’ve watched a couple of documentaries on this subject in the past year and I’m still shocked at the way events unfolded in Jonestown. This documentary is excellent and presents some new … Continue reading
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