A Love Song for Bobby Long
Marks the umpteenth comeback for Travolta. It’s a modest one, but a comeback simply because it’s watchable Travolta that doesn’t reek of a paycheck grab.
Tagged: 2004
Beyond the Sea
Much like basking in front of your own image, Spacey’s Beyond the Sea is a vanity project, albeit one with some interesting layers surrounding it.
Hotel Rwanda
The best scenes are the ones that show the chaos of what was happening….Unfortunately such scenes are too few.
Saw
And I thought the slow-motion flying flesh of The Passion of the Mel was sadistic. It’s Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo placed alongside James Wan’s grizzly Saw.
There’s Something About W
Although There’s Something About W isn’t as entertaining or funny as its election-themed brethren, it is in many ways more informative.
Before Last Night
You’ve heard it before. A guy is down on his luck and dealing drugs is the only obvious option. But then the deal goes awry and luck is all that’s[…]
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism
Fights bias with bias.
A Home at the End of the World
Explores the structure of the family in its many possible forms and makes an argument that Colin Farrell is perhaps one of the most charming blokes on the planet.
Catwoman
Touches on feminist ideals that are all but contradicted by a pair of skimpy leather pants.
Control Room
Important not so much in that it is a great documentary, but it raises some of the implications of our own biased media coverage.
