Archive for November 2012
Book Review: All the Emperor’s Men by Hiroshi Tasogawa
A riveting account of the events surrounding Akira Kurosawa’s dismissal from Tora! Tora! Tora!
Read MoreRudyard Kipling’s Mark of the Beast (2012) DVD Review: It’ll Make a Nice Coaster
I’m pretty sure nobody involved with this project knew what they were doing.
Read MoreChasing Mavericks: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Review
Let’s talk some movie music!
Read MoreReservoir Dogs Movie Review: An Outstanding Debut
Twenty years later, it remains a compelling piece of work.
Read MoreRosemary’s Baby Criterion Collection DVD Review: A Masterful Film
Roman Polanski’s American debut took on a life of its own.
Read MoreTIFF 2012 Review: The Bay
Barry Levinson finds success with the found-footage format.
Read MorePaul Williams Still Alive Movie Review: Tells the Story of the Man More than the Songwriter
Director and subject make an odd couple in this flawed but endearing documentary
Read MoreMagical Mystery Tour Blu-ray Review: There’s a Fog Upon My Brain
This is what happens when Paul McCartney creates a film from a circle.
Read MoreVamps (2012) DVD Review: Light on Laughs, Heavy on Nostalgia
The film loves its pretty cast but forgets it has a story to tell.
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