Author: James Curnow
Red Dawn: Original and Remake trailers
Once in awhile, the boys and girls in Hollywood will elect to remake a trainwreck of a movie, because of the potential of its premise. The benefit is that there is nobody to offend with a subpar version of the original. This is the case with Red Dawn. The remake The original
Carre Blanc: Evil guys with ties
Another quick review from the Melbourne International Film Festival Jean-Baptiste Leonetti’s first feature film, Carre Blanc, has been compared to such dystopian literary works as Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Orwell’s 1984, and even to Terry Gilliam’s masterpiece, Brazil. All of these comparisons are a little ambitious and beyond the reach of Leonetti’s film…
Rampart: Woody Harrelson kills baddies… and goodies
Another quick review from the Melbourne International Film Festival Woody Harrelson proves once again that he is one of the most incredibly underappreciated actors of his generation in Rampart, the latest film from the talented Oren Moverman. Rampart follows the story a corrupt Los Angeles police officer who never misses an opportunity to indulge in…
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ‘The Last Stand’ trailer
Is anybody else so excited they could cry? The Governator is finally back where he belongs!
Dark Horse
Another quick review from the Melbourne International Film Festival! Dark Horse is the latest tale of irrevocably stunted human beings attempting to navigate their way through the real world from veteran director Todd Solondz. As a general rule, I find Solondz’ work very difficult to bear, not because it is bad, but because his portrayal…