Movie Review: The Act of Killing (2012)

Legacy of Brutality

Indonesia is a an island nation with a troubled past.  In this documentary, Joshua Oppenheimer gets a rare insight into the men who were considered heroes by some yet who struck terror in the hearts of their enemies.  A group of these men decide to reenact some of the methods that they used to torture and kill their political opponents.  This crazy and bizarre true story is a one of the most powerful things that I've ever seen. 

The Act of Killing gets 5 out of 5 stars!

Director: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous
Writer: N/A
Starring: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Metacritic: 89%

Catfish (2010)

That girl can paint! (or can she?)

Nev receives paintings from a young girl named Abby.  Slowly he gets to know Abby's entire family.  As time goes on her realizes things are a little fishy and mpt entirely what they seem.  When Nev and his friends decide to make a surprise visit to Abby's house in Michigan, things get a little weird.  Very well done and convincingly well told.

Catfish grabs 4 out of 5 Poblanos!

Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Writer: N/A
Starring: Yaniv Schulman, Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost
Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
Metacritic: 65 out of 100