INSPIRED – Bernie tells the true story of Bernie Tiede, a gentle caretaker who shot in cold blood a wealthy elderly woman whom he’d befriended, though the whole town of Carthage, Texas hated her. Bernie may seem part Christopher Guest mocumentary and part Errol Morris human interest fascination documentary, but it is undoubtedly a Richard Linklater film of … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Thanks for True Romance
Quentin Tarantino has written some very good scripts. True Romance is his best. Tony Scott made some memorable films: Top Gun, Crimson Tide, Deja Vu, Enemy of the State, Spy Game. True Romance is his best. It’s just one of those films that sticks with you forever and gets better and better each time you treat yourself to it. … Continue reading
Renner injects new life into Legacy
Yep Yep – I have to admit I was disappointed walking out of The Bourne Ultimatum. The franchise just seemed to have run its course, and Damon merely pacing through the tried and tested motions. Well, very happy to report that The Bourne Legacy successfully jump starts the locomotive – and man does the new model soar. In typical Bourne fashion, … Continue reading
Savages Stone on Steroids
NOPE – Handheld camera torture scene complete with chainsaw heard off camera. Waves crashing on a sunny beach. Graphic sex scene. All in the first two minutes – the viewer knows immediately he is settling in to an Oliver Stone film. But then comes the fly in the ointment. A female narrator (Blake Lively) soars in, … Continue reading