Every era of cinema has its ethnic super villain. In 1940’s the Japanese were always the bad guys. They were portrayed with with such loathing by American directors that many people here in the US still have unfounded fears of “The Japs”. Then that whole WWII thing ended and it was Ze Germans. Yes, we [...]

Wow. Its amazing what a movie can do. Last night I watched “Office Space” for the first time. It was like a beautiful drug that settled into my psychosis and made me feel like I had an ally in the corporate world. This movie is pure genius. Not just for its comic value but for [...]

I have a confession to make. I hate Quintin Tarantino. There. I said it. With that out of the way, may my next few thoughts not be hindered by my previously stated feelings. This weekend I watched a movie I’ve been meaning to get around to for years: “Kill Bill”. So, here goes [...]

I could stop this entry now and just leave it at the title. I know it seems a day late and a dollar short to be talking about a movie that’s already dollar theater fodder but I thought this one deserved a nod. To be honest, “Cloverfield” had so much viral marketing I almost didn’t [...]

The world of the lawyer flick is riddled with good intentions. John Grisham adaptations are hit and miss, as is anything with the word “JAG” in it. But my faith in the judicial genre was re-ignited this weekend with the viewing of “Michael Clayton”. Good times. This movie did just what it needed to; [...]

Ok-lets talk about a little phenomenon I call “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. We’ve all heard the story from baby-hood. King gets new clothes, said clothes don’t really exist, nobody wants to tell him he has no clothes for fear of looking dense, and it goes on. I think this little parable fits nicely [...]