Turkey Shoot (aka Escape 2000) (1982)
By Devon Gilbert
I decided to view this old ozploitation movie (meaning Australian exploitation flick) because it looked like one of the better movies on the excellent Not Quite Hollywood documentary. Turkey Shoot is more or less what I expected from the clips, which is to say [...]
Hot Tub Time Machine
The Hangover was widely crowned a comedic masterpiece by audiences and critics alike. It won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy or Musical and grossed over 400 million dollars worldwide.
The Hangover is indeed very good, but a lesser-seen film, endlessly compared to The Hangover, is called Hot Tub Time Machine – a [...]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
I’ve been hitting a string of great movies in 2010 and, as of May 2010, this is the best movie I’ve seen so far. It is a masterpiece of the mystery/crime genre. A genre that usually doesn’t hold much clout with me.
Sure, I read a lot of James Patterson and [...]
White Ribbon
White Ribbon is a film that will endlessly be argued about for years to come. Many will argue it is a classic. Others will argue it is boring and that Haneke is unwatchable. Some will even say it is disturbing. My brother, who I do a podcast with, became vitriolic towards the film, claiming [...]
The Crazies
The Crazies gave me a little hope in the American horror film. Not a lot, but a little. The Crazies could be called an American horror masterpiece. I’m not going to go that far, but it was definitely a masterful execution of the American horror formula.
It follows Sheriff Dutton (Timothy Olyphant) and Judy Dutton [...]
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus almost didn’t get made due to Heath Ledger’s death midway through production. Ledgers death was unfortunate, but Gilliam should thank his lucky stars that he was making a movie that could adjust to such an occurrence. Unfortunately, the film is a failure. Most people won’t enjoy it, [...]
2012
Let me first say how much I respected the trailer for 2012. The trailer that was shown in theaters at least. It had very little talking and gave very little information, aside from the fact that Earth would be destroyed in many ways. The trailer for 2012 was practically just a montage [...]