From Justin to Kelly
So awful it hits the bottom of the bad-o-meter and bounces back up to be sort of good. I haven’t laughed this hard in a while. Of course it was in all the wrong spots and mixed with an underlying groan.
Tagged: 2003
The Delicate Art of Parking
The Delicate Art of Parking is held together because of its strong characters. They’re funny, they’re quirky and, most of all, they’re realistic.
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Baseball Movies · Films: B · Reviews: B
Ball of Wax
In Daniel Kraus’ dark baseball film Ball of Wax, life on the diamond is clearly no longer a sport. It’s something sinister, like a virus refusing to let go of its host.
Baseball Movies · Films: P · Reviews: P
The Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Clichés are easy and when you go the easy route in sports, the losses will add up.
Zatoichi
Violent and bloody, carefully choreographed and filled with dry humor, Takeshi Kitano’s modern take on the classic Japanese character is a unique vision that’s told with confidence.
Iron Monkey
Despite its seemingly constant action, the focus was way too light for my liking, resulting in a film that’s often more corny than it is enthralling.
All the Real Girls
Like love, the film mucks about, making up the rules as it goes along. It’s not perfect, but neither is love.
Flyerman
A sad portrait of one man’s obsession with becoming someone he is not. Or is Flyerman the real Mark Vistorino? Either or, this is one legitimately tormented soul.
Zero Day
While Elephant was a success stylistically, Ben Coccio’s Zero Day is more haunting and hits home harder.
In the City
Struck me as being somewhat removed from its subjects, teasing the viewer with lots of possible points of view but never settling on a single one.
