REVIEW: Brave
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Brave (2012): Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Purcell. Written by: Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman and Irene Mecchi from a story by Brenda Chapman. Featuring the voices […]
Author: thecinemaverick
REVIEW: Prometheus
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Prometheus (2012): Dir. Ridley Scott. Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. Based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. Starring: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize […]
REVIEW: Marvel’s The Avengers
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) The Avengers (2012): Written and directed by Joss Whedon. Story by: Zak Penn and Joss Whedon. Based on The Avengers comic books by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Starring: […]
REVIEW: The Guard
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Guard (2011): Written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong, David Wilmot, and Liam Cunningham. Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, […]
Early Film Classics: Timeless, or Simply Timepieces?
Growing up in the 90’s and 00’s, I hardly ever developed a taste for old films. And from this point forward let me define what I mean by “old”: anything before 1930. It’s only in […]
REVIEW: Kick-Ass
Rating: 1½ stars (out of 4) Kick-Ass (2010): Dir. Matthew Vaughn. Written by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn. Based upon the graphic novel by Mark Millar. Starring: Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher […]
ESSAY: Dony Permedi’s Kiwi!: Fate Versus Freewill as Adorable Snuff Film
Cute is the practically mandatory term applied to animated films, especially those involving small animals. In fact, along with interesting, intriguing, and brilliant, cute may well be among the most abused terms in common criticism, […]
REVIEW: Citizen Kane
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Citizen Kane (1941): Dir. Orson Welles. Written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles. Starring: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton, Ruth Warrick, William Alland, and Dorothy Comingore. Running time: 119 […]
Pixar’s Short Films
We think Pixar and we automatically think of their big name properties: Toy Story. Finding Nemo. Monsters, Inc. How often do we talk about their short films? I would argue their short films involve a […]
Some Thoughts on the “Art” in Pulp Fiction
Surely the critically lauded film by Quentin Tarantino. one of the most quotable (and easily misquoted) films of the 90’s would need little to defend its reputation. In fact, I count myself among its worshippers; […]