REVIEW: Snow White and the Huntsman [2012]

“Have I not given you all?” What happens when a fairy tale depicting an innocent princess saved by a litany of characters on her way to the crown turns into an epic battle with heroine in full armor storming the castle herself? Well, we discover just how flimsy a character the titular Snow White actually is. A prisoner for years while an evil queen brought darkness upon her kingdom, the young girl’s escape into the hallucinogenic Dark Forest proves nothing but a sense of survival. She has no skills at…

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REVIEW: Everything is Illuminated [2005]

“My grandfather informs me that is not possible” There aren’t very many debut directorial efforts by actors that make their mark on the moviegoing public. For every Redford, whose Ordinary People won him best picture and director at the Oscars, you get a handful of Mel Gibson’s, whose debut The Man Without a Face just didn’t hold the weight that Braveheart and The Passion later would. Not since maybe George Clooney have I really enjoyed a debut effort with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2002. Last year in 2005,…

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Top 15 Films of 1995

(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching 40 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable) #15: Billy Madison directed by Tamra Davis #14: Get Shorty directed by Barry Sonnenfeld #13: Dead Man directed by Jim Jarmusch #12: La Citè des enfants Perdus[The City of Lost Children] directed byJean-Pierre Jeunet #11: The Usual Suspects directed by Bryan Singer.. #10: Before Sunrise directed by Richard Linklater.. #09: Dead Man Walking directed by Tim Robbins #08: Casino directed by Martin…

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