Monthly Archives: December 2008

VALKYRIE

By | December 2008

Singer and Cruise have made a fine historical pulse racer that is surprisingly satisfying and tense. Before Cruise’s 2005 couch-jumping antics, it was taken for granted that a Tom Cruise thriller would be at least this good. Valkyrie is every bit as good as you remember a Tom Cruise movie being, back when you still liked Tom Cruise.

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VALKYRIE

Films that are based on true stories of failure and/or disaster can often make superior suspense yarns then those whose outcome is theoretically unknown. ...

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THE ADVENTURE

Written and directed by “Blood Car” star Mike Brune, “The Adventure” reminds us that trespassing is bad. We’re reminded not to drive down that...

FILM THREAT’S 2008 AFI DALLAS FILM FESTIVAL WRAP-UP

Originally ran on FilmThreat.com on 04/08/08 At first, I wasn't too keen on traveling to Dallas, due to my fanatic love of the Philadelphia Eagles. Having...

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MATTIE FRESNO AND THE HOLOFLUX UNIVERSE

"Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe", a feature film by Philip Gerard Gallo, is a bit of a mess. Dr. Raff Buddemeyer (Orson Bean) plays a Nobel...

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PSYCHO HILLBILLY CABIN MASSACRE

"Psycho Hillbilly Cabin Massacre" is a great calling card. But not a very good movie. If you are a producer out there that needs someone to take a group...

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SPRAWLING FROM GRACE (DVD)

"Sprawling from Grace" is a new, feature-length documentary from director David Edwards that explores how America's love for cars, gas and the freedom of...

SOMETHING TO MUMBLE ABOUT

Originally ran on FilmThreat.com on 03/11/08 Mumblecore. There, I said it and I’m going to do my best to not repeat the indie film catch phrase again......

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ROCKABILLY BABY

Actors are insane. They pretend to see things that are not there and try to become people they are not. And instead of locking them away we reward many of...

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WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU

What Doesn’t Kill You is a movie that at times feels like a remake of countless other films. It is yet another biographical story of a lower-class Boston...

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THE WRESTLER

In an ideal world, all performers who have paid their dues would get a vehicle like “The Wrestler.” The film allows Mickey Rourke the opportunity to...

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