Monthly Archives: July 2008

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

By | July 2008

IN LIMITED RELEASE! You’d think this would be creepy and uncomfortable to watch as Hell, but it’s not. It’s so sweet and cute and innocent and gentle. “Let The Right One In” reminds me of “Melody,” of all things…

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LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

Once upon a time, when the U.S.S.R. was still the monolithic adversary of the West and we all lived on one side or the other of an Iron Curtain, there was...

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THE ARK, THE SHROUD AND MARY (DVD)

Writer/director Philip Gardiner wrote the book this "documentary" is based on, which therefore means the film should be sticking fairly true to its source...

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FANTASIA FILMS: LA TERZA MADRE, [*REC], LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, WHAT WE DO IS SECR

Hung around with Mitch Davis and Doug Buck yesterday, talked movies over food at an outdoor cafe on Crescent street. I like Buck, he's a really smart,...

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THE 60 YEAR OLD STRIPPER

It is hard to figure out just what director Jack Truman was hoping to achieve with "The 60 Year Old Stripper." Is it comedy? Is it an attempt to bend...

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TELL NO ONE (NE LE DIS A PERSONNE)

Dr. Alex Beck (Francois Cluzet) is evaluating an ailing tot when his phone rings. It’s his attorney, telling him to get the hell out of Dodge. This...

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VAMPYROS LESBOS (2008)

Even as a fan of Matthew Saliba and his very gorgeous short films, I was very taken aback by his newest film, a remake of the Jess Franco classic...

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HANCOCK

Despite the inexplicable pile on that early critics have engaged in, Peter Berg's "Hancock" is a truly engaging and emotionally compelling character drama...

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SWIM

It’s one of those almost forgotten moments in the Christmas classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” that makes that film such a precious time capsule of a...

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WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR?

2008 FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL FEATURE! For victims of extreme bullying, the advent of the internet has been a both a blessing and a curse. Used in a positive...

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SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO

So, everyone knows that Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" begat "The Magnificent Seven" and that "Yojimbo" was the inspiration for "A Fistful of Dollars." Now,...

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