Film
Occasional mini-reviews and half-baked impressions.
Michal Levy’s Giant Steps
2005.03.05, 21:55 | Comments (2)
A wonderful piece of animation/visualisation set to music by John Coltrane.
Lost in Translation (emphasis on the “lost”)
2004.12.05, 02:30 | Comments (20)
After many months of people telling me I should see “Lost in Translation” I finally watched it last night.
‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ sets 2-day box-office record in Japan
2004.11.26, 15:23 | Comments (7)
The new film from Studio Ghibli seems to be doing pretty well
The Criterion Collection
2004.10.30, 12:41 | Comments (2)
It’s good to see such a great collection of films being treated so well.
An insult to prefixes
2004.09.11, 20:52 | Comments (10)
Roger Ebert’s review of The Village is pretty funny. Looks like a real stinker.
Spider-man 2
2004.07.19, 12:18 | Comments (3)
I took my daughter to see Spider-man 2 and it was terrific.
Exit the Matrix
2003.11.10, 10:58 | Comments (25)
Last night I watched the second film in The Matrix trilogy, Matrix Reloaded. To be honest, the machines couldn’t take over fast enough for me. It was utter gibberish from start to finish. Talk about a squandered opportunity.
Zacharek on “Adaptation”
2002.12.19, 12:40 | Comments (3)
A no-holds-barred trashing of “Adaptation” from Stephanie Zacharek in Salon.
Adaptation Review
2002.12.05, 12:02 | Comments (0)
Matt Zoller Seitz has a review of “Adaptation”, the new feature from Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman, on nypress.com….
Blood: The Last Vampire
2002.11.30, 16:23 | Comments (11)
Saw “Blood: The Last Vampire” last night on tape. Fans of Japanese animation won’t be disappointed. It’s a technically stunning film even if the script gets a little turgid after a promising start.
Human Nature
2002.11.25, 21:58 | Comments (3)
The second film from “Being John Malkovich” writer Charlie Kaufman is… not “Being John Malkovich.”
Naqoyqatsi
2002.11.01, 14:50 | Comments (0)
“Naqoyqatsi” – the third part of Godfrey Reggio’s trilogy – has been released.
Spirited Away
2002.09.22, 12:09 | Comments (5)
Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away has had its US premier. I saw it on tape a while back (the difference in…
Film Criticism – Or Something Like That
2002.08.03, 12:49 | Comments (3)
Regarding Stephen Soderbergh’s new film Full Frontal, the critics are apparently unanimous: Stephanie Zacharek in Salon: Julia Roberts and David…
Intro to Anime
2002.08.02, 22:33 | Comments (2)
Lai Lai Boy has written a decent capsule introduction to anime over at Kuro5hin.org….
Spider-Man
2002.07.29, 12:24 | Comments (15)
My daughter and I braved the Sunday crowds of Shibuya and went to see Spider-Man yesterday. It was not bad…
Evolution
2002.06.18, 15:57 | Comments (0)
“Evolution” USA, 2001. Directed by Ivan ‘Special Place in Hell’ Reitman. Screenplay by David Diamond. I certainly wasn’t expecting much…
Sucking Blood and Chewing Scenery
2002.06.11, 23:13 | Comments (3)
“Shadow of the Vampire”2000, USA. Directed by E. Elias Merhige Willem Dafoe hams it up as a vampire ‘hired’ by…
Best in Show
2002.05.08, 21:53 | Comments (3)
The night before last I watched “Best in Show.” The film came out in 2000 directed by (and featuring) Christopher…
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