Archive for the ‘Reviews of movies’ Category
Men in Black 3
{4/5} “A miracle is what seems impossible but happens anyway.” Boris the Animal breaks out of prison on the Moon and then goes back in time to kill the man who shot off his arm — Agent K. When Agent J realizes that the timeline has changed he also goes back in time to try […]
The Social Network
{4.5/5} “The internet’s not written in pencil, Mark, it’s written in ink.” Mark Zuckerberg creates Facebook while a student at Harvard. His roommate Eduardo puts up some money to start it up — and later sues him. Some other students wanted Mark to work on their own similar project — and later they sue him too. Mark […]
The Quiet Earth
{3.5/5} “I wouldn’t ride with you if you were the last man on Earth.” Zac wakes up to find himself seemingly alone in the world. He believes that a scientific project called Project Flashlight might be the cause of everyone’s disappearance — a project that he was part of. As he tries to find a […]
Samsara
{4.5/5} Samsara was released earlier this year. It’s playing at a limited number of theatres, and I encourage you to seek it out — it’s one to see on the big screen. This is a movie with no dialogue and no plot. It’s a collection of images from around the world, set to music. It’s […]
American Splendor
{5/5} “Man, she’s got good lookin’ handwritin’.” Harvey Pekar is a file clerk who likes jazz and comics. After his friend Bob Crumb becomes a comic book writer and illustrator, Harvey decides to try it himself. He can’t draw, but Bob and others illustrate his stories for him. Harvey’s comics have no superheroes — they’re […]
Arlington Road
{4.5/5} “Never wiser than when we’re children. They say it and it’s true. We’ll never see things that clear again.” Michael is a professor who teaches a class on American terrorists. His wife, who worked for the CIA, died some time ago. He’s now going out with Brooke, a former grad student of his. After […]
Capitalism: A Love Story
{5/5} “This is capitalism, a system of taking and giving. Mostly taking. The only thing we didn’t know was when the revolt would begin.” In the US corporations have gained an absurd amount of control over the government. How did this happen? When the financial crisis happened, the banks were bailed out. Why didn’t the […]
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
{3/5} “I’m like a candy cane in a black and white movie.” Our favourite group of displaced zoo animals is still trying to get back home to New York. They find their way to Monte Carlo, where the penguins are winning big. An extremely efficient and dedicated animal control officer almost catches them, which leads them […]
Following
{4.5/5} “You watch somebody’s behaviour and it raises 100 000 questions. I wanted to answer those questions — I wanted to know what the answers were. And so I followed people to try and find out.” A would-be writer follows people around in order to get ideas for characters. He starts making up rules for […]
Happiness
{2.5/5} “I mean, we all have our… you know… pluses and minuses.” Trish is married to psychiatrist Bill and has three kids, Helen is a successful poet, and Joy has an unfulfilling telephone sales job. Allen is obsessed with Helen, his next door neighbour, but can’t bring himself to say more than hello to her. Trish, Helen, […]