Directed by John Hillcoat
Written by Novel: Cormac McCarthy
Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Charlize Theron
I had a rare chance to escape to the movies over the Thanksgiving break, amazing how tough it is when you have a child. I state this due to the added impact this film had on me [...]
MQGTTYM! The Road (2009)
MQGTTM! Inglourious Basterds (2009)
New feature on My Queue, My Queue Goes to the Movies (MQGTTM). These will be peppered throughout the dvd reviews as reviews of current releases, be they good or bad. In this case, mediocre…
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Starring Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger
Saw Basterds last [...]
Walkabout (1971)
Directed by Nicolas Roeg
Starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg
Well it looks like it’s going to be Down Under week on My Queue as the slate of films I have planned all come from Austrailia or New Zealand. We’ll start out with one of my favorites, brought to my attention again because it’s scheduled for a [...]
Midnight Run (1988)
Directed by Martin Brest
Starring Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin
In honor of a recent madcap midnight run I just had through the city the other night, I thought it apropo to review one of my favorite road movies. Part action, part comedy, this film is 100% entertaining from start to finish with strong comedic performances [...]
Dead Man (1995)
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Starring Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer
“Some men to sweet the light, some men born to endless night.” -William Blake
Called an “acid Western” by director Jarmusch, Dead Man definitely turns the genre’s stereotypes on its head. Shot in black and white with unflinching violence and sarcastic dark humor, the film is unlike any [...]
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Starring Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier
Awards: Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen
In the same genre of movies like Cold Hand Luke and Midnight Run, The Defiant Ones, is the ultimate prisoner-on-the-run movie. The classic pairing of Tony Curtis and Sidney [...]
Le Dernier Combat (1983)
Directed by Luc Besson
Starring Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Fritz Wepper, Jean Reno
Besson’s first feature length film, the Last Combat has the unique disitinction of being the only silent, black and white, post-apocolyptic, action/comedy. Already, Besson’s style and genious presents itself in an engaging story that is poignant, thrilling, and funny.
Jolivet plays the unnamed hero, [...]
Stardust (2007)
Directer: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter O’Toole, Robert De Niro, Sienna Miller
Awards: Won Empire Award for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy (2008).
Every now and then a movie comes along that tends to give the marketing department some difficulty. Stardust is one of those film which not only was difficult to market, but also has [...]
The Descent (2005)
Director: Neil Marshall
Starrring: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, MyAnna Buring, Nora-Jane Noone, molly Kayll
Awards: Won Saturn Award for Best Horror Film (2007), Empire Award for Best British Film (2006), British Independent Film Award for Best Director (2005)
Imagine going on a cave exploring expedition with five of your closest friends. Now imagine one [...]
Children of Men (2006)
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore
Awards: Nominated for Academy Awards and BAFTAS in Cinemtography, Editing, and Best Screenplay
Adapted from PD James dystopian novel about the end of our species brought about by the inability to reproduce, Children of Men is a brilliant technical achievement and thrilling sci-fi drama that never got the attention it [...]
