Smart People
Even in pointing out the falseness of talking down to people for the sake of coming across as intelligent, Smart People does just that.
Tagged: 2008
Shine a Light
More than a concert film, Scorsese’s Shine a Light not only throws yet another spotlight on the rockers but also carves out a story to pay tribute to the “Satisfaction” musicians.
The Art of Travel
Part The Graduate, part Fitzcarraldo, The Art of Travel is a tribute to living on the road less traveled. Filmed entirely on location, it offers a more rounded portrayal of culture outside of the standard Hollywood clichés
10,000 BC
I can’t help but think that 10,000 BC started out as an idea that sounded like, “Wouldn’t it be cool if we had woolly mammoths and saber toothed tigers and people all in the same movie?” and went from there.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Based on the series of five serial children’s novels, The Spiderwick Chronicles is a hollow spectacle that’s good for the action and effects but light on everything else.
Strange Wilderness
A few cute gags aside, this is an exercise in stupidity aimed at those who find 15 different names for a bong to be funny.
Nights in Rodanthe
A movie that looks and sounds a whole lot bigger than it actually is.
Cloverfield
Cloverfield brings chaos and terror in one of the most memorable American monster films in some time.
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
A poorly animated tale that offers little new to the genre or the Dungeons and Dragons franchise in which it is based.
