Movie Review Archive

  • Taste of Asia

    Love Exposure

    Director: Shion Sono / Writers: Shion Sono / Starring: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, and Sakura Andô (This is not officially a “Taste of Asia” post, but it sort of qualifies…) The word “epic” is one of many that has been increasingly overused in popular culture lately, and so I often try...

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    [Review] Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

    In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night, This Movie Should Not Escape Your Sight. DC Animated knocks another one out of the ballpark and around the Universe. Twice.

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    [Review] X Men: First Class

    If you were anything like me, you would have enjoyed the first X Men movie, loved the second, and wondered what the hell went wrong in number three. As a result, you might have been somewhat sceptical about another X Men film – and a...

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  • Behind the Mask

    Scream-A-Thon: Behind the Mask

    Ever since Wes Craven decided to hack to pieces the slasher genre he helped (in part) to create with 1996′s Scream, various filmmakers have attempted to make ironic or “clever” films that expose the now trite cliches that string hapless slasher films together. Don’t say...

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    [Review] Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was a fun, swashbuckling adventure movie that brought pirates firmly back into the public consciousness. Along came the atrocious Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, and it’s likely that you groaned at the announcement that they’d...

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    [Taste of Asia] Gekkô no Sasayakii (1999)

    Moonlight Whispers (Gekkô no Sasayakii)  is a 1999 film based on a manga comic book by Masahiko Kikuni, directed by  Akihiko Shiota and tells the story of a seemingly innocent teenage romance. The film is quickly set with Takuya and Satsuki practicing Kendo together, moving...

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    [A Short Review] Bridesmaids (2011)

    Bridesmaids Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions In theaters everywhere   Directed by Paul Feig Starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper   Rating 3.5 of 5 Bridesmaids may well be of those love or hate it type movies,...

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    [Taste of Asia] Ran (1985)

     Its no secret I am a fan of  the filmmaker and director Akira Kurosawa, so regular readers to the column will be dished a generous serving of his works as we progress through the year. One of the stand out features ; amongst so many...

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    [Review] Insidious (2011)

    I first saw the trailer for Insidious a couple of months ago, and I was torn over whether or not I wanted to see it. I like Patrick Wilson (previously Nite Owl in Watchmen and Raoul in Phantom of the Opera), but the association with...

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    [Review] Thor (2011) | What Did You Think?

    Thor In theaters everywhere Paramount Pictures, Marvel Entertainment  Directed by Kenneth Branagh Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston   Dale says 3 out of 5 So much is known about the movie already that it is virtually pointless to do a plot recap. Additionally...

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