Category: film reviews

1

Field in England, A (2013)

Wheatley confirms, once and for all, his immense versatility and creative quality with the puzzling and odd A Field in England, a very low-budget film of avant-garde experimentalism featuring grotesquely appealing cinematography, rough humor, and a wildly violent side that not even his bleak Kill List can come close.

8

Conjuring, The

James Wan delivers a seventies style haunted house and possession film that’s a step up from his last work and a nice addition to the genre.

4

Pacific Rim (2013)

Under the hand of Guillermo Del Toro, I’m glad to say that Pacific Rim is not only a hell of an spectacle, but it’s also a very solid film for the not-so-good 2013 summer film season.

1

Man of Tai Chi (2013)

When Master Yang’s temple is selected to be torn down because it’s so old, Tiger accepts a man’s fighting offer for cash to repair the place, but as he fights, he begins losing his humanity in Keanu Reeves’ directorial debut.

3

Passion (2012)

De Palma throws in a couple of edgy elements to this remake of a French film. Instead, of course, Passion can’t even excel in what the other did right.

2

Crime d’Amour (2010)

Kristin Scott Thomas plays Christine as a mean b!tch who likes to play around with people, until she meets her perfect assistant Isabelle.

8

Spring Breakers

Harmony Korine’s neon fantasy world assaults the senses with repetition, booze, boobs, and dubstep, only to show his contempt for Spring Break culture.