Perhaps I’m being influenced by the ubiquitous coverage and postings on Facebook that discuss the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York and is trickling throughout various cities. But, In Time might actually be trying to disguise itself as an allegory aimed at the class differences in this country. Or not. Admittedly, there are some […]
Back in March, Tim Adkins took a poignant look at the unplanned pregnancy crux of Blue Valentine and transitioned the filmic conflict into a personal one, exploring the ways in which one deals with similar crises. He is not alone. The fork in the relationship road has been stumbled upon by many whether the roads taken and […]
From the moment a soothsayer warns Julius Caeser to “Beware the Ides of March,” the marriage of politics and assassination were forever canonized in eternal lines. And, in what might exemplify the upcoming season of Oscarbation, The Ides of March is star-studded, characteristically well-acted and brims with tension that is slightly reminiscent of scenes from 1998’s Bulworth. At […]
Marketing 50/50 as a film from “the guys who brought you Superbad” is highly misleading. While there’s truth to this declaration, 50/50 is not a comedy – at least, not like Superbad. The funny moments are mordant and uncomfortable – as they should be. They don’t so much evoke laughs of elation and happiness, but more laughs-of-last […]
As the 2011 baseball season approaches its 162nd game, most eyes will be on the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays. The former has blown the nine game lead they held in the Wild Card race on September 9th when they were a half-game back of the New York Yankees and on pace to win […]
As Abduction approaches its opening day, perhaps there’s more relevance than coincidence in the fact that Taylor Lautner has as many syllables as Bucky Larson. While one is fictional and the other isn’t (though I’m slightly hesitant to point out which is which), their respective films are currently tied in a deadlock at 0% on rottentomatoes. Carrying […]
As the trailer for the film adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s The Rum Diary makes its way around the internet and into the laps of Gonzo-followers, the premier looms and conjures previous imaginings of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson on the silver screen. Thompson – or more appropriately, his alter-ego Raoul Duke – has been portrayed in two films […]
A number of films employ an infidelity motif to frame, expand, or elaborate on a plot. Often, the third act of a film hinges on the act and steers the audience toward an interpretation of one character or another. Take a recent movie like the The Kids Are Alright, where infidelity attempts to vilify two characters – […]
There is nothing like the future showing up late for a good cause. As per Uproxx.com, “The mythical shoe that originally captured the imagination of audiences in Back to the Future II is being released – and they’re here to help create a future without Parkinson’s disease.” Clearly, this is impressive. First, it exemplifies that whole “life […]
Some might suggest that a movie like The Usual Suspects is overrated and garners undue praise because its narrative is predicated on a lie, namely one that Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey) weaves for the duration of the film. Perhaps the critics of this style are correct inasmuch as the final scene really amounts to a stylized “just […]