All in Quirky
Paul McGuigan's VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
A worthy addition to the Cinema of Frankenstein.
Neill Blomkamp's CHAPPiE
This is certainly not the film I saw advertised when it was first released.
Matthew Vaughan’s KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE
Check it out and prepare to crank up the sound; the bigger the screen the better. Be prepared to be amazed.
Sarah Polley’s “STORIES WE TELL”
Sarah Polley’s STORIES WE TELL is an exploration of how truth and memory interact in subtle and subjective ways about one family’s past history.
Stephen Sommers' “ODD THOMAS”
What makes the movie enjoyable despite its familiarity are the characters, the dialog, and some very well scripted action sequences.
Alexa Gajic's “TECHNOTISE: EDIT & I”
Edit herself is an interesting mix of naïveté, intelligence, raw energy, and stubbornness. Why she hangs out with the losers she does is never fully explained but, taken together, they make up a very entertaining ride that has some of the most interesting technology animation this side of WALL•E.
Álex de la Iglesia's THE LAST CIRCUS
Some of the words come to my mind while watching this film include:
The Weitz Brothers' ABOUT A BOY
Refreshing. Oddball. Quirky.
Zack Snyder’s SUCKER PUNCH
Bullet point review:
Michael Powell's “AGE OF CONSENT”
In this 1969 film an ageing and bored successful artist leaves New York for a sun-filled respite on a beautiful but sparsely populated Australian island. There he runs into a teenager who serves as his model. In the process his creative juices start flowing again.
“Imaginarium” is an inventive and fun film that becomes more engrossing as it unfolds.
Peter Jackson's HEAVENLY CREATURES
Once more DVD technology comes through by making available an older film no longer in general theatrical release, this time Peter Jackson’s 1994 HEAVENLY CREATURES.
Ricky Gervais & Matthew Robinson's THE INVENTION OF LYING
What a subversive little film this is. And sweet. And funny. And unexpected.
Timur Bekmambetov's DAY WATCH
I see elements from The Matrix, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Resident Evil. And vampires, of course.
Don’t be misled. This is one scary movie.
The Polish Brothers' NORTHFORK
This is a beautiful, entrancing, enigmatic, and mesmerizing movie about death.