Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
China's Stolen Children
Documentary about the booming illegal market for buying children in China and a harsh criticism of the PRC's One-Child policy.
Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal
Documentary about Heidi Fleiss trying to start a whorehouse only for females in Nevada.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Gin gwai (The Eye)
Pretty good horror film from Hong Kong. The American remake was apparently a piece of shit. This is not unexpected. Remakes of Asian horror flicks like the Grudge and the Ring were initially pretty good, but now too many rip offs are mass produced, inevitably lowering the quality. When in doubt, always watch the original...
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Zodiac
For some reason I was avoiding watching this movie, despite the great reviews it had received. Once I finally got around to it on the old Netflix queue, I am very glad I took the time to watch it all the way through. David Fincher is a great storyteller, and the twists and turns of the case of the Zodiac killer are riveting in this narrative. Great performances from all the main actors as well...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
El Orfanato
Great, great film...
Never in my life have I seen a movie that mixed horror and drama so seamlessly. Wow, what an ending. Beautifully written, with absolutely no plot holes or loose ends. Up there with The Sixth Sense as far as dropping a huge bomb on the viewer...
The Brave One
Didn't buy it at all...way too many coincidences have to be contrived to make the general premise of this film work. It was touted as a "vigilante film turned on its head", but it pretty much put me to sleep. Too bad, because it had a decent cast and director...
Monday, July 14, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card
Another film in the HBO documentary series, this time a stark and fairly critical look at what Bush's education plan has done to screw inner-city schools even more. Like an episode of the Wire: Season 4, this film is set in the Baltimore ghetto at a historically black high school.
Ganja Queen
Documentary about an Australian woman imprisoned in Indonesia for allegedly smuggling drugs into the country. Interesting film, but really sheds little light on what actually happened. It hints at all sorts of corruption and deceit revolving around Schapelle Corby's trial, but in the end everything seems even less clear than at the beginning. Scattershot attempt to make sense of it all, but it falls short on the narrative front.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
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