Ever seen a film that is well-made, but you get the idea the filmmaker had no idea what he was doing? That is what Paolo Sorrentino’s almost-masterpiece This Must Be the Place is a perfect example of. I really wanted to like this film, but sadly it just had one too many flaws. The central…
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An Appreciation of…Robin Williams (1951 – 2014)
This is actually quite difficult to write, because how do you honor someone like Robin Williams? A man who defined my childhood through his energy and brilliant comedic performances. It is incredibly difficult to choose the right words, and I don’t think any of us can possibly express our sadness. However, this is not an…
Spamalot: South Africa Review
Let me just start this off by answering two fundamental questions: Firstly -yes, I know this is not a movie, and this is a movie blog. Secondly – I am very biased towards Monty Python. I think those six men were some of the most intelligent people to ever live, and Monty Python’s TV show…
Animal Factory (2000)
From the second I found out Steve Buscemi, the ultimate character actor, directed a prison drama with some seriously talented actors, and one of my personal favourites, Willem Dafoe, I was immediately interested. It is a dark and twisted tale that might not be as well-crafted or brilliant as films like The Shawshank Redemption, or…
Naked (1993)
There has been only one film that has completely left me speechless. I know I have praised many films for being absolutely amazing, but almost no film elicits a response from me where I refuse to even sleep because of how intense the film was. That film was The Trial, and up until a few…
Serial Mom (1994)
Be prepared people, I have been watching a lot of John Waters, so you will be seeing a lot of reviews of his films here in the near future. Serial Mom – the title is enough for you to know that this is no normal film. It isn’t. Serial Mom is a dark, twisted, hilarious…
An Appreciation of…Roger Ebert (1942 – 2013)
Earlier this week, it would have been Roger Ebert’s 72nd birthday. Sadly, last year he died. The cinema world lost quite possibly its greatest and most beloved critic. Yes, the cinema community actually LOVED a man paid to tell the general public if the film we worked for months on was actually any good. That…
The Room (2003)
There is a difference between a bad film and an uninteresting film. An uninteresting film is just a run-of-the-mill, mediocre, crappy effort at making money. They usually end up being boring and unmemorable, and they get produced several times a year. A bad film is a film just so bad, it actually is damn entertaining…
Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
I don’t want to undermine their efforts or talents, but you won’t very easily get me to watch an independent Australian drama. It is not because they are untalented or unremarkable or just plain bad, it is just the sensibilities of a lot of independent Australian filmmakers call for a lack of limit or boundaries…
An Appreciation of…Bill Murray (1950 – present)
Bill Murray is one of the funniest human beings ever to live, and along with Martin Short and Steve Martin is a part of my Holy Trinity of Comedy. The man owns the internet and every film he is in, and if the stories I read about Bill Murray are true, that means he is…
The Postmodern Pelican 