For those who aren't immediately taken with the idea of a film that focuses exclusively on the meeting between two sets of parents whose sons have been involved in a schoolyard fight, Carnage has a number of further sells you'll want to keep in mind. If nothing else, the film is bound to be worth it just to watch Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly. Certain fans may be equally moved by the … [Read more...]
There is a certain mystical quality to Water for Elephants which is decidedly difficult to attribute to Director Francis Lawrence (of Constantine, I Am Legend, and music videos), but becomes easier to understand when you consider the Director of Cinematography is Rodrigo Prieto (Biutiful, Babel, Brokeback Mountain, Frida, Amores Perros, and many more). It's the kind of thing that showcases the … [Read more...]
The Green Hornet is a somewhat strange comic/superhero mythology to begin with, and the curious infusion of both director Michel Gondry and actor Seth Rogen turns the story on its ear, though not necessarily with negative results. On the plus side of the whole affair, few are familiar enough with The Green Hornet to balk at the loose play with Britt Reid's persona. A slapsticky goof as Bruce Wayne … [Read more...]
I've always considered Quentin Tarantino to be the precocious child of the film world. Clever, sure, even surprisingly advanced, but the key fact to remember about precocious children, is that they're all children. Unquestionably a true student of film, and developed enough in his theory and creativity to have a definite and unique vision of filmcraft, Tarantino nevertheless creates films in a … [Read more...]
