Just so everybody knows, I won't be watching Spike Lee's Oldboy. The main reason is because I hate Hollywood remakes of brilliant foreign films. Other recent films that I refuse to watch include remakes of Let the Right One In and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Is there really so little originality in Hollywood? Apparently.
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Spike Lee's Oldboy
Just so everybody knows, I won't be watching Spike Lee's Oldboy. The main reason is because I hate Hollywood remakes of brilliant foreign films. Other recent films that I refuse to watch include remakes of Let the Right One In and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Is there really so little originality in Hollywood? Apparently.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Liberal Arts (2012)
I don't want to grow up
35 year old New Yorker Jesse is asked to return a small college in Ohio for the retirement of a favorite professor. Getting reacquainted with his alma mater, Jesse finds himself caught up memories of his own college life. While in Ohio, he meets Zibby, a 19 year old college girl with whom he begins a long distance friendship. The rest of the film is filled with misunderstandings, broken hearts, and some tough life lessons. The characters are likeable and memorable, the dialogue is very poignant at times, and the film manages to stay away from the cliches that are so common in Hollywood dramas. Overall Liberal Arts if a very respectable first film for Josh Radnor.
Liberal Arts gets 3.5 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Josh Radnor
Writer: Josh Radnor
Starring: Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother), Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy Mae Marlene), Richard Jenkins (Cabin in the Woods), Zac Efron
Rotten Tomatoes: 70%
Metacritic: 55%
35 year old New Yorker Jesse is asked to return a small college in Ohio for the retirement of a favorite professor. Getting reacquainted with his alma mater, Jesse finds himself caught up memories of his own college life. While in Ohio, he meets Zibby, a 19 year old college girl with whom he begins a long distance friendship. The rest of the film is filled with misunderstandings, broken hearts, and some tough life lessons. The characters are likeable and memorable, the dialogue is very poignant at times, and the film manages to stay away from the cliches that are so common in Hollywood dramas. Overall Liberal Arts if a very respectable first film for Josh Radnor.
Liberal Arts gets 3.5 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Josh Radnor
Writer: Josh Radnor
Starring: Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother), Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy Mae Marlene), Richard Jenkins (Cabin in the Woods), Zac Efron
Rotten Tomatoes: 70%
Metacritic: 55%
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Martha runs away from a bad situation. She is reunited with her sister after two years. As the narrative unfolds, we see that she was a part of some kind of cult. I was so bummed that I missed this when it was in the cinema. So I've been jonesing for months to see it. It is a great film - great acting, great storytelling using a dual timeline and flashbacks, and a great overall tone. Elizabeth Olsen, younger sister of the Olsen twins, is pretty phenomenal and already puts anything her sisters has done to shame. The story telling, production and camera work are all great, but Olsen's performance is the highlight of this film. And John Hawkes gives another great creepy performance.
Martha Marcy May Marlene gets 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Sean Durkin
Writer: Sean Durkin
Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson and John Hawkes (Lost, Me You and Everyone We Know)
Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Metacritic: 76 out of 100
Martha Marcy May Marlene gets 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Sean Durkin
Writer: Sean Durkin
Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson and John Hawkes (Lost, Me You and Everyone We Know)
Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Metacritic: 76 out of 100
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