The Dark Knight 20Jul08 | 0 comments

Anyone who doesn’t like this movie is not to be trusted, as they are most likely a cyborg sent from the future to kill you.

1. The Fountain
2. The Dark Knight
3. There Will Be Blood
4. Batman Begins
5. Ghostbusters
6. Barton Fink
7. Old Boy
8. Wanted
9. Hancock
10. The Last Mimzy

Wanted 07Jul08 | 1 comments

2 parts Matrix. 1 part Fight Club. 10 shades of badass.

It ends with an urgent question which I encourage everyone to ask themselves.

1. The Fountain
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Batman Begins
4. Ghostbusters
5. Barton Fink
6. Old Boy
7. Wanted
8. Hancock
9. WALL-E
10. CQ

Hancock 02Jul08 | 1 comments

I have not been so surprised by a film since Fight Club. Hancock is about superheroes the way that Fight Club is about punching. This impression should of course be taken with a grain of salt as the film really spoke to me on some other level. Your mileage may vary.

1. The Fountain
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Batman Begins
4. Ghostbusters
5. Barton Fink
6. Old Boy
7. Hancock
8. WALL-E
9. CQ
10. Iron Man

WALL-E 01Jul08 | 1 comments

Perfect! The Macintosh sound clip for WALL-E’s recharge cycle sealed the deal. Even the end credits were amazing.

1. The Fountain
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Batman Begins
4. Ghostbusters
5. Barton Fink
6. Old Boy
7. WALL-E
8. CQ
9. Iron Man
10. The Fall

How could I forget? 10Jun08 | 0 comments

Someone on the GeeksOn forum reminded me that I had watched CQ a few weeks ago. I failed to meticulously record it here. Anyone who enjoys watching Jeremy Davies do that Jeremy Davies thing should check out “CQ”. He does it for the *whole movie*! Go into it knowing nothing about the movie for maximum potency.

1. The Fountain
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Batman Begins
4. Ghostbusters
5. Barton Fink
6. Old Boy
7. CQ
8. Iron Man
9. The Fall
10. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

The Fall 10Jun08 | 1 comments

Tarsem’s “The Cell” was a gorgeous but irreparably flawed film. I gave him a second chance with his latest work, “The Fall.” It evoked the delightful and self-aware storytelling of The Princess Bride and combined it with a palette of color and cinematography you might see in an Ang Lee film. The little girl seemed to have wandered in from a Guillermo del Toro movie and was awkwardly wonderful. Apparently, Lee Pace (Wonderfalls, Pushing Daisies) is best suited to surreal projects and he really shone here. Now I will definitely have to go back and revisit Pushing Daisies.

1. The Fountain
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Batman Begins
4. Ghostbusters
5. Barton Fink
6. Old Boy
7. Iron Man
8. The Fall
9. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
10. District B-13

Tears in Rain 03Jun08 | 1 comments

Just watched Blade Runner: The Final Cut in hi def. It was like seeing it for the first time. I wanted to just lean out and lick the rain off the Tyrell Corporation building.

1. The Fountain
2. Blade Runner
3. There Will Be Blood
4. Batman Begins
5. Ghostbusters
6. Barton Fink
7. Old Boy
7. Iron Man
9. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
10. District B-13

The Road to Awe 30May08 | 0 comments

Watched The Fountain in glorious HD. I saw so many more connections this time around. Like following the threads of an intricate tapestry. My experience of reality is much like this film. I’m wired to experience it completely.

1. The Fountain
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Batman Begins
4. Ghostbusters
5. Barton Fink
6. Old Boy
7. Iron Man
8. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
9. District B-13
10. Cradle Will Rock

Indiana Jones 22May08 | 0 comments

I really enjoyed this movie, but I can understand why some people will hate it. I don’t think a lot of people will consider that when Lucas and Spielberg shift the era in which the story is told, they will also shift the genre to the pulp stories of that time. I think it is too much to expect from today’s audience that they will be familiar with the genre.

To me, it was textbook pulp adventure, blending a lot of familiar themes and stories to give it a classic feel. I think anyone who has made up their mind about what an Indiana Jones movie must be about will be hugely disappointed. But if you take it in context, it is a classic pulp adventure story.

1. There Will Be Blood
2. Batman Begins
3. Ghostbusters
4. Barton Fink
5. Old Boy
6. Iron Man
7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
8. District B-13
9. Cradle Will Rock
10. My Left Foot

District B-13 a été magnifique! 18May08 | 0 comments

J’avais entendu “le parkour” séquences ont été incroyables, mais je n’avais aucune idée de comment serré le reste du film allait être.

1. There Will Be Blood
2. Batman Begins
3. Ghostbusters
4. Barton Fink
5. Old Boy
6. Iron Man
7. District B-13
8. Cradle Will Rock
9. My Left Foot
10. Ratatouille