Movies you need to see at Sundance: Part 1
Posted by Scott on January 7, 2009 4 Comments

Since I am heading down to Sundance Film Festival in 2 weeks I thought it would be important to prepare myself and try to figure out what movies were important for me to see. Here …

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Review: ‘Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Tuesday, 1 Jan, 2008 – 23:44 | No Comment
Review: ‘Blade Runner: The Final Cut

Mark:
For those of you that have been watching TV lately. You might have seen the ad for “Blade Runner: The Final Cut”. Now if you have not seen Blade Runner, I’ll give you a bit …

Review: ‘Juno’
Saturday, 29 Dec, 2007 – 20:06 | No Comment
Review: ‘Juno’

Zac:
Talk about breaking a stereotype. Who would have thought that such a great film like Juno was written by an ex-advertiser/stripper/phone sex operator named Diablo Cody. But that is in fact what she has done …

Review: ‘The Kingdom’ on DVD
Saturday, 29 Dec, 2007 – 10:44 | No Comment
Review: ‘The Kingdom’ on DVD

I just finished watching The Kingdom on dvd, and I must say that I am very impressed with Peter Berg. You all might remember him as Terry Conklin in The Great White Hype, however now …

Review: ‘Charlie Wilson’s War’
Thursday, 27 Dec, 2007 – 9:53 | No Comment
Review: ‘Charlie Wilson’s War’

Zac:
Mike Nichols new film is a great piece of history through film with a story that few people probably have heard of or know much about in the first place.
Tom Hanks stars as the title …

Review: ‘I Am Legend’
Thursday, 27 Dec, 2007 – 9:46 | No Comment
Review: ‘I Am Legend’

Zac:
Will Smith’s newest blockbuster works really well for about 75% of the time and the other 25% is just good. Robert Neville is the last human in NYC, is accompanied by his German Sheppard Sam …

Review: ‘Romance & Cigarettes’
Friday, 21 Dec, 2007 – 10:19 | No Comment
Review: ‘Romance & Cigarettes’

Zac:
The long delayed New York based musical by John Turturro finally gets to show its face, and sadly, outside of a few good laughs here and there this one is not a winner.
The …

Review: ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’
Thursday, 20 Dec, 2007 – 1:58 | No Comment
Review: ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’

Zac:
Sidney Lumet’s new film is an interesting take on the crime drama, by taking a small simple crime and examining the consequences of what can happen if everything went wrong. The movie is a very …

Review: ‘Superbad’
Monday, 17 Dec, 2007 – 11:01 | No Comment
Review: ‘Superbad’

Zac:
The most recent Apatow produced comedy continues the run of pretty good comedies by the fore mentioned comedy mastermind. Superbad revolves around the story of two seniors Evan and Seth who find the opportunity to …

Review: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’
Monday, 17 Dec, 2007 – 10:55 | No Comment
Review: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’

Zac:
At World’s End is the solid, but a bit underwhelming, conclusion to the Pirates trilogy. Everyone returns, plus a couple of new faces, to finish the battle for the high seas with amazing special effects …

Review: ‘”Extras” The Extra Special Series Finale’
Monday, 17 Dec, 2007 – 10:25 | No Comment
Review: ‘”Extras” The Extra Special Series Finale’

Zac:
The feature length finale to one of the funniest television shows ever is a very well done piece but can be extremely sad and depressing at times for some of the characters we have grown …

Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’
Friday, 14 Dec, 2007 – 12:55 | 5 Comments
Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’

Zac:
HP and OTP is the best film in the series and sets the tables for the thrilling conclusion of the last two films to come. The book and the film both serve as set-ups for …

Review: ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’
Wednesday, 12 Dec, 2007 – 13:13 | No Comment
Review: ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’

Zac:
Possibly the best movie of the summer, and almost a lock for my top 10 of the year, Bourne comes to your home on DVD this week and I will use this opportunity to right …

Review: ‘Ratatouille’
Wednesday, 12 Dec, 2007 – 13:08 | No Comment
Review: ‘Ratatouille’

Zac:
Hands down the best animated film of the year (unless Persepolis blows me away whenever I get to see it) and probably the best since Brad Bird’s last film, the masterpiece that is The Incredibles, …

Review: ‘The Namesake’
Monday, 10 Dec, 2007 – 14:38 | No Comment
Review: ‘The Namesake’

Zac:
Mira Nair has taken this adaptation of the novel of the same name and turned in a touching and entertaining movie that while remaining constantly enjoyable, never rises above being anything but pretty good.
Irfan Khan, …

Review: ‘Paris, je t’aime’
Monday, 10 Dec, 2007 – 14:34 | No Comment
Review: ‘Paris, je t’aime’

Zac:
This is a great collection of short films that rarely let down at all while giving you a fun visual tour of both love and Paris. Since there are a number of people involved I …

Review: ‘Black Book’
Monday, 10 Dec, 2007 – 14:20 | No Comment
Review: ‘Black Book’

Zac:
The newest film by Paul Verhoeven, of 80’s action movie fame, is a great WWII thriller revolving around a rich Jewish girl on the run and her eventual role in the resistance. Carice van Houten …

Review: ‘The Golden Compass’
Sunday, 9 Dec, 2007 – 14:53 | No Comment
Review: ‘The Golden Compass’

Zac:
Chris Weitz first foray into the fantasy realm is one that is inspiring, and is almost something great, but I can’t help like feeling there was so much more to know. The film looks fantastic, …

Review: ‘Bee Movie’
Tuesday, 4 Dec, 2007 – 15:49 | No Comment
Review: ‘Bee Movie’

Zac:
What we have here is Dreamworks newest piece of animation that continues on a healthy run of quality, outside the atrocious Shrek 3, following Over the Hedge and Flushed Away. Bee Movie is equally as …