Archive for July, 2009
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Moon
Duncan Jones’s Moon rises high in the sky, but twinkles somewhat faintly. It borrows heavily from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Ridley Scott’s Alien and Blade Runner, and Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris. It’s a variation on common themes, but themes that may not be common enough. And, compared to the others, Moon is exceptionally modest [...]
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
The Brothers Bloom
At a time when I’m fraught with accusations of joylessness—specious though the claims are—it’s a relief to express the fun I had at The Brothers Bloom. Bloom isn’t “mainstream”—it’s an indie film, whatever that distinction is worth—but it has oodles of charm and energy (enough, I imagine, to satisfy most viewers), and little of the [...]
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
The Critic’s Criticism of His Critics
Of late, I’ve had the pleasure of reading some very negative comments made about my reviews. Because blogs are a newfangled, “democratic” medium, I respect my reader’s right to express him or herself that way, but I also reserve my right to respond—as lengthily (or douche-ily) as I please…
Comment 1:
Because God forbid we enjoy [...]