Thursday, June 30, 2011

The Trip

Humorous. I wish I got all the inside jokes. Would have been better as the 6 episode series.


JR-7/10

Four Lions

I understand my limitations in writing movie reviews and this one hit that limitation. I have no words for this film. Please fill in this review once you have watched it. It is funny and I loved it.


JR-10/10

Waste Land

Fantastic. I think this movie turned out more poetic than the artist could have imagined. Not due to his artwork but for the wisdom of the catadores.


JR-9/10


Even the Rain

Any movie dedicated to Howard Zinn has big shoes to fill. I would imagine he would be proud of this one. Brilliant. Really.


JR-10/10


CT 7/10

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Blue Valentine

A drama about a couple going through marriage problems that ends up being so much more than a drama about a couple going through marriage problems. Double F's: Fantastic & Fresh.

CT 10/10

127 Hours

A man is trapped by a falling boulder for 127 hours during a solo hike through a National Park.

CT 5/10

Man on Wire

A beautifully made doc about the man that illegally walked a tightrope between the two WTC towers.

CT 10/10
JR-8/10

American Experience: Jonestown

A PBS doc about the largest cult suicide ever. Incredible.

CT 10/10

Rising Son: Christian Hosoi

A crazy documentary about one of the most famous skateboarders of all time whose career was cut short by a mean meth addiction.

CT 8/10

Surfwise

A hippie couple in the 70's takes their 1o kids on a never-ending surfing road-trip in a Winnebago instead of putting them in school. A crazy premise but the storytelling is off - no real conflict surfaces until the 1 hour mark & the ending feels sadly manufactured.

CT 7/10

More Than a Game

Although much better than I thought, it is still just a documentary about a game.

Labron on the Cavs:
CT 8/10

Labron on Heat:
CT 6/10

Dogtooth

The weirdest, funniest, scariest film I've seen in recent memory. It's really beautiful in a very dirty way. Bruuuuuuuuuuce!!

CT 10/10

Sons of Cuba

10-year-olds train at a boxing academy in Cuba. Adults living their dreams through childrens athletics is even more interesting when combined with communism.

CT 8.5/10