After watching this movie, I just couldn't stop talking about it. Mind you, not in the sense that someone can't stop talking about a great book or show, but more along the line of how someone can't stop talking about their colonoscopy during a diner conversation. In other words, after seeing this you can't help but try and remove the stain it left on your very soul by vomiting out the experience Read Full Story
A twist on the classic depiction of Dr. Frankenstein's faithful, if a bit odd, servant. The movie features the voices of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jeremy Piven, Molly Shannon, and Jay Leno. Read Full Story
It is rare that I see a movie as unforgettable and unpredictable as Powder. I am not a man who is easily impressed with special affects, but in this movie the affects always served a purpose instead of covering up the fact that there was no purpose. In an age where movies have become multiple scenes of graphic violence and corny excuses for stories, Powder is refreshing, filled with the meaning Read Full Story
One of the victims of the recent shuffling of New Line,
a move long overdue in some people's eyes, was the family drama
Pride and Glory , starring
Edward Norton and
Colin Farrell . Originally, this movie was
supposed to open in March, but it's now set to go, having been repurposed by the
parent company, Warner Bros. Ain't conglomerates grand?
Pride and Glory is a cop movie with a scandal -
aren't they all? - and Norton's clan has been in blue for generations ( Jon
Voight... Read Full Story
Unlimited movie downloads have made it much easier for busy folks like us to watch our favorite movies conveniently at our own time. The fast pace of life we live sometimes simply cannot afford us the time to catch movies at the cinema. Watching a movie at home during our weekends or late at night thus becomes a more desirable alternative. There are of course other reasons that have propelled more people to head to movie download sites. If you are considering one, there are a few important... Read Full Story
This movie grows like a good wine. I really didn't get it when it was first released; I avoided it like the plague. But people have a curious tendency to mature and change their POVs with time, and so was it with me. This movie opened me up to a lot of things - believe it or not, I didn't get the 'Call Me' sequence at first: I was lost, and admit it. But I am not lost now, and this movie is Read Full Story
I'm repeating myself to regular Big Picture readers, but if
you're new, here's how we address remakes: There are basically three categories
- Yes, No, and Why the Hell Not?
The remakes in the Yes category are either bad movies to
begin with, or elements about them are bad, or they've dropped out of the
contemporary lexicon and managed to work their way back into relevance. The No
category is self-evident; some movies you just don't touch, and the list of
reasons why can be very short... Read Full Story
Every great gangster movie has under-currents of human drama. Don't expect an emotional story of guilt, retribution and despair from "Scarface". This is a tale of ferocious greed, corruption, and power. The darker side of the fabled "American Dream".
Anybody complaining about the "cheesiness" of this film is missing the point. The superficial characters, cheesy music, and dated fashions further Read Full Story
Starring Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan
I watched this movie several days ago and I’m not entirely sure what I want to say about it. I liked it, that much I can say for sure. Casey Affleck is really showing me that acting isn’t ALL bad in the Affleck family, cuz Ben really leaves something to be desired.
That being said, I did like the directing, I think. See, I don’t really know much about directing, so that in itself is difficult to talk about. I do know that I don’t like some... Read Full Story
I truly believe that every once in a blue moon, a film can contain a sense of wonder, magic, and the power of dreams. The title says it all. "Field of Dreams" is destined to become (if it hasn't already) an American classic, and easily one of the most engrossing films of the eighties. Throughout the decade, we have seen a crock of films that capitalized on getting as much of anything the Read Full Story
