Movies

The Avengers Review

It’s interesting. I can’t say I was looking forward to The Avengers, because that wouldn’t be true. After five movies of set-up, one brilliant, the rest terribly mediocre, I didn’t really have much faith... Read More »

Roland Furious -
June 25, 2012
Site Score
7.0

Camel Spiders Review

Bad movies can be fun, especially if they have a low budget. Bad special effects, bad acting, bad dialogue–a lot of the entertainment comes from revelling in just how awful everything is. A movie... Read More »

Roland Furious -
June 25, 2012
Site Score
1.0

Prometheus Review

I’ve been waiting for Ridley Scott to make another sci-fi movie since 1982. I may not love everything he’s ever done, but I am confident in the man’s ability to make a solid space... Read More »

Roland Furious -
June 21, 2012
Site Score
8.0

The Hunger Games Review

Adapting books into films can be hard, especially when the book in question is the hottest young adult novel currently on the market. It’s always important to remember that adaptations can only follow the... Read More »

Roland Furious -
June 16, 2012
Site Score
5.0

Declaration of War Review

Declaration of War was one of 2012’s finalist’s for a spot in the Oscar’s best foreign film category; it understandably fell short though. It’s a boldly realized narrative that adheres to the rules of... Read More »

Sean Saffari -
February 29, 2012
Site Score
7.0

Detachment Review

What makes an artist someone to take notice of? I say it’s when they’re someone who has poignant insights into our everyday world and translates that message into something universally tangible and enlightening. You... Read More »

Sean Saffari -
February 29, 2012
Site Score
9.0

Martha Marcy May Marlene Review

It’s an indie flick, so of course it’s got a weird name. The last review I did for a highly lauded independent film left me cynical and bitter, with a certain resistance towards diving... Read More »

Sean Saffari -
February 23, 2012
Site Score
9.0

Kill List Review

Ever wonder how it’s possible for award winning, highly lauded independent films to be denied decent distribution deals? Well, Kill List is like a Nobel Prize worthy answer to that question. The next time... Read More »

Sean Saffari -
February 17, 2012
Site Score
5.0

The Innkeepers Review

You know that expression less is more? Well director, writer and editor Ti West won’t make a film without adhering to this adage. No black cats catch our protagonists off guard, no hockey mask... Read More »

Sean Saffari -
February 14, 2012
Site Score
8.0

We Need to Talk About Kevin Review

Maybe someone in this film actually should have talked about Kevin’s obvious social disorders before all hell broke loose. Instead, we get director Lynne Ramsay’s impressionistic vision of a wealthy suburban family that just... Read More »

Sean Saffari -
January 25, 2012
Site Score
8.0

Crazy, Stupid, Love Review

Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, directors of Bad Santa and I Love You Phillip Morris, return with the ensemble cast romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love. It’s a pretty good movie, offering a number of laughs... Read More »

Roland Furious -
January 12, 2012
Site Score
6.0

Sean’s Top 10 Films of 2011

2011 has validated my continued passion for film with a slew of ambitious and riveting films. It’s never easy to place judgment on somebody else’s work, but as a fan of all genres, here... Read More »

January 10, 2012 - Sean Saffari -

Drive Review

Drive is the classiest action movie you’ll see all year. The trailers make it out to be in the same vein as The Fast and the Furious, while in reality it works as a... Read More »

Roland Furious -
December 30, 2011
Site Score
9.0

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Review

After I saw Mission Impossible 3, I didn’t want there to be another installment in the Tom Cruise action series. After seeing Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, I cannot wait to see Mission Impossible 5.... Read More »

Jason Dunning -
December 25, 2011
Site Score
9.0

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Review

In 2009, Guy Ritchie’s unique take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famed detective divided critics and became his biggest box-office success to date. With Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Ritchie has streamlined the... Read More »

Roland Furious -
December 20, 2011
Site Score
8.0

Sleeping Beauty (2011) Review

Earlier this year we got to see Sleeping Beauty star, Emily Browning, play a lobotomized, teenager’s fantasy of a prostitute action star in Zack Snyder’s god-awful, Sucker Punch; I think her character’s lobotomy from... Read More »

Sean Saffari -
December 9, 2011
Site Score
6.0

Tangled Review

For their 50th animated feature, Disney gave the world Tangled.  This film is a mash-up of all the previous Disney princess movies and, not surprisingly, suffers for it.  Nearly every scene is reminiscent of... Read More »

Roland Furious -
December 1, 2011
Site Score
5.0

The Descendants Review

There are no rules to the game of life; it’s messy and unpredictable in its dispersion of positive and negative. The universe is random but it’s beautiful in its highly structured chaos, much like... Read More »

Sean Saffari -
November 30, 2011
Site Score
10.0
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