I’m going as a civilian this year, not press, but I’m still hoping to jot down at least a few sentences on everything I see. Drive-by comments or links to something longer will appear on this page. Seen Pre-Festival The Raid (Gareth Huw Evans) B- [This is certainly very impressive, and one can only admire its craft [...]
I loved 2011 at the movies, in part because it brought a change in philosophy, namely: an unwillingness to waste time on films that were certain to waste my time. It’s a rewarding approach; I recommend it. The other day I read my friend Eric Snider’s typically terrific year-end piece and, upon realizing that I had only [...]
If you don’t make a habit of keeping an eye on obscure genre films making a blip on arthouse radar or getting dumped onto VOD, it’s been… well, it’s been a pretty shitty year, is what it’s been. The lack of a truly outstanding big summer entertainment may be the most disappointing thing; after all [...]
