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Review of The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom at TIFFThis is my biggest disappointment of the film festival thus far. Not the worst I've seen, though not far off. Dammit, The Brothers Bloom should have been great. I am a big fan of all the leads (Adrian Brody, Rachel Weisz, and the underused Mark Ruffalo) and this was Rian ... read morePosted on 09/19/2008 by Aaron 
Review of Wendy and Lucy
Wendy and Lucy at TIFF 2008This is a contemporary American take on the British Kitchen Sink movies of the late fifties and early sixties. And it is terrific. Michelle Williams is Wendy, a young woman traveling to Alaska for work with her dog, Lucy. Wendy and Lucy catches up with the pair during a stop-over ... read morePosted on 09/19/2008 by Aaron 
Review of Dreams with Sharp Teeth
My Hot Docs adventure continues.This is only one movie I bothered leaving my house for today. Going anywhere other than my kitchen seemed like a daunting experience, so I put off several films until I felt guilty at the prospect at ditching a friend I agreed to meet at this Harlan Ellison doc. Leaving ... read morePosted on 04/26/2008 by Aaron 
Review of Gone Baby Gone
Award winner for "Most Unlikely Career Turnaround"It turns out Ben Affleck is a far better director than he has ever been as an actor, which is awesome because he is a fucking horrible actor. His directing debut is based on a novel by Dennis LeHane, the same writer behind Mystic River, and follows Boston private investigator ... read morePosted on 03/05/2008 by Aaron 
Review of Charlie Bartlett
Sub-sub-RushmoreCharlie Bartlett is the story of a precocious and exceedingly wealthy teenage boy who heads to public school after being kicked out of yet another private school for an ingenious scheme. Oh, what hijinks ensue! This one is filled to the brim with one dimensional characters, including the title character. ... read morePosted on 03/02/2008 by Aaron 
Review of Eastern Promises
Dude, didn't you make Dead Ringers?Dang, I haven't been watching much of anything lately. I blame "higher education." It's the worst. I recommend no one pursue advanced degrees. They are expensive and cost you any semblance of a life. ANYWAY, in my unending pursuit of watching films that everyone else watched months or years ago, ... read morePosted on 02/28/2008 by Aaron 
Review of The Chocolate War
MehA freshman in a Catholic private school, Jerry Renault (Ilan Mitchell-Smith, but you know him as Wyatt from Weird Science) is subjected to the whims of a bullying secret society of classmates. They force him to resist taking part in the school's annual chocolate sales as part of a prank, ... read morePosted on 02/22/2008 by Aaron 
Review of Be Kind Rewind
True film loveAudiences have been anticipating Michel Gondry's latest feature with baited breath, and the wait has been worth it. Be Kind Rewind is a spirited and moving homage to the pleasures and pains of being a movie lover. Mos Def stars as Mike, a beleaguered long-time employee of the Be Kind ... read morePosted on 02/22/2008 by Aaron 
Review of Vendredi soir
A French movie about sex. . . SURPRISE!Vendredi Soir is one night in the life of a woman, Laure, before she moves in with her partner. A Friday night, to be exact. Laure has spent the day packing all of her possessions before she gets in her car to head to a friend's home for a dinner ... read morePosted on 02/15/2008 by Aaron 
Review of Wilderness
Thug-campers versus kill-puppiesMichael J. Bassett's 2006 follow-up to Deathwatch realizes the potential that earlier film hinted at. Wilderness finds a group of kids from a juvenile detention centre placed on an isolated island for a supervised camping retreat. Unfortunately, the planned youth bonding exercise goes astray when campers start showing up dismembered. ... read morePosted on 02/12/2008 by Aaron |
