Behind the Mask DVD Review
March 18, 2008
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a horror/mock documentary film about a Grad student, Taylor, played by Angela Goethals, who is invited to film a documentary about up and coming serial killer Vernon Leslie, played by Nathan Baesel.
Rendition DVD Review
March 17, 2008
Rendition is one of those quietly powerful films that makes an impact, but only if it’s actually seen. The film is about Anwar El-Ibrahimi (played by Omar Metwally), an Egyptian-American who is traveling for work and on his way home to his wife Isabella (played by Reese Witherspoon) and son Jeremy (played by Aramis Knight).
The Darjeeling Limited DVD Review
March 14, 2008
I didn’t expect to like Darjeeling Limited. In fact, I had very low expectations for the film. Lucky for me, I was pleasantly surprised. Maybe it’s the fact that for so long I’ve had a hard time connecting to Wes Anderson’s films, most of which have earned an almost cult following but I found to be self serving and boring (Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zisson). I yawn involuntarily just thinking about them.
Things We Lost in the Fire DVD Review
March 13, 2008
Once again, previews have not done a film justice. Every preview I saw for Things We Lost in the Fire made it out to be a romance first and foremost, with some comedy sprinkled in. Much like the film The Upside of Anger, Things We Lost in the Fire is a drama about life and does a fantastic job of showing just how hard it is to love and be loved.
In the Valley of Elah DVD Review
March 11, 2008
The film is from writer/director Paul Haggis, whose writing and directing of the film Crash proves that he prefers socially conscious films over fluff. (He also co-wrote Flags of Our Fathers.)
There’s a saying among lawyers that goes something like “don’t ever ask a question that you don’t already know the answer to.” Such is the case in the film In the Valley of Elah, which is a “don’t ask, don’t tell” drama about the Iraq war.
