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, […]
Author: thecinemaverick
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; […]
These Superhero Movies…
Am I the only one who finds the recent rash of comic-book movies tiresome? This summer we have Thor, Captain America, X-Men: First Class, and The Green Lantern arriving soon, guaranteed to rake in millions […]
Some thoughts on Movie “Adaptations”
In my head I divide films into two distinct categories: original screenplay and adapted screenplay. What can I say, I love writing in film. But more importantly, I make this distinction because I believe that […]
REVIEW: The Battleship Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin (1925): Dir. Sergei Eisenstein. Written by: Nina Agadzhanova, Nikolai Aseyev, Sergei Tretyakov, and Sergei Eisenstein. Starring: Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, and Grigori Alexandrov. Running Time: 75 minutes. Exactly how does one go about reviewing a […]