Reviews

[Review] Oblivion

Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion opens with images of Jack Harper's (Tom Cruise) memory: black-and-white glimpses of a meeting atop the Empire State Building, the han...

[Review] The Brass Teapot

A few years ago a professor of mine once cautioned that when times get tough, young people are more likely to sell their soul for cash, allowing themselves to b...

[Review] In the House

What happens inside one’s home is sacred. Your skeletons are exposed, carefully manufactured façades rest for the night, and pent up frustrations boil to the su...

[Review] Mental

In P.J. Hogan’s new screwball comedy Mental, the hills are alive with the sound of pathos. The movie may open with Rebecca Gibney having a mentally divergent so...

[Review] Scary Movie 5

The movie theater I frequent has a dine-in option, but how anyone could possibly stomach Scary Movie 5 while eating baked clams is beyond me. I picture open mou...

[Review] A Hijacking

A Hijacking revolves around the unraveling of the mystique of bravery and its risks and rewards. To be brave does not mean to be smart. When Danish cargo ship M...

[Review] Disconnect

In a world defined by rapid-fire news tweeting, instant social networking and Internet overload, how do we unplug? Beyond that, do we even want to? This is the ...

[Review] It’s a Disaster

Even though the Mayans and 2012 have passed, filmmakers still appear utterly fascinated by the end of the world and our reaction to it. I’m not talking post-apo...

[Review] The Crash Reel

There was a steady welling up of tears as The Crash Reel came to its conclusion. I had shed a few earlier in the film, but now it was constantly assaulting my e...

[Review] Thale

The modern monster movie has recently received inspiration from an unlikely source; the mist-shrouded depths of Scandinavian folklore. Whether it’s a fearsom...