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Undertow

Undertow

Undertow is one of those indie gems that shines in large part because of the impressive collection of talent involved. Directed by David Gordon Green who has helmed (All The Real Girls as well as George Washington) and produced by revered writer/director Terrance Malick. Undertow also profits from t... [More]

Written By: The Boneman
The Star Wars Saga Comes Full Circle

The Star Wars Saga Comes Full Circle

Ahhh, I can remember it like it was yesterday. It's a sunny day in May of 1977. I'm eight years old, and my parent's drop me off at my favorite babysitter's house. When I say babysitter, I actually mean movie theater. This particular movie house, was a single screen theater. Big and beautiful, and m... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Crash

Crash

Crash is an exceptional piece of film making from writer Paul Haggis who just last year garnered praise for his Million Dollar Baby screenplay. With this powerful film he takes a stab at directing, and proves himself worthy in that arena as well. This sprawling tale of race relations in Los Angel... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Primer

Primer

Primer won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and is really one of those cool Cinderella stories. Primer gets it's fairy tale cache primarily due to the fact that the film was made for a paltry $7,000 - and the one-man-band hat trick carried-off by Shane Carruth. Carruth wrote,... [More]

Written By: The Boneman
A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love

Oliver (Ashton Kutcher) and Emily (Amanda Peet) met on a flight from Los Angeles to New York seven years ago - each of them declaring that they couldn't be more wrong for each other. The fickle finger of fate, however, keeps bringing them back together over the next seven years, but the timing never... [More]

Written By: Sir Dizzy
The Interpreter

The Interpreter

The Interpreter is further evidence of a fact that myself and a few close colleagues have known for sometime - that Sydney Pollack is one of the more overrated directors in Hollywood.. This is not to suggest that he hasn't memorable movies (i.e. Tootsie), but for the most part, his resume consists... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
American Crime

American Crime

American Crime is another of the recent influx of straight-to-video horror flicks that would seem to be geared to cash-in on the new found interest that the surprise success of Saw has spawned. I'm sure that chronologically speaking this may be somewhat inaccurate, but if you haven't noticed, the sh... [More]

Written By: The Boneman
Boat Trip

Boat Trip

Jerry is a man who seems to have it all and to top it off he's about to propose to his girlfriend of years. But when she says no and that, in fact, she's found another man, he begins a spiral into the deepest despair. For six months he pines over what could have been and becomes such a pain in the... [More]

Written By: Sir Dizzy
Flight of The Phoenix

Flight of The Phoenix

Based on a novel by Elleston Trevor, director John Moore's Flight of the Phoenix is a remake of a 1965 film of the same name starring film icon James Stewart. The story revolves around the plight of Captain Frank Towns, a pilot whose C-119 cargo plane full of oil workers could not withstand the viol... [More]

Written By: Sir Dizzy
The Anniversary Party

The Anniversary Party

The Anniversary Party is a fascinating cinematic idea written, directed and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cummings. In a mixture of fiction and reality similar to Full Frontal, Leigh and Cummings are a fictional couple recently re-united and planning to celebrate by throwing a 6 Year Annive... [More]

Written By: The Boneman
Around The Bend

Around The Bend

Around the Bend is one of those low-budget, Independent, film festival-spawned character studies, that despite being undeniably mediocre has somehow managed to attract a cast that makes it worth watching. Written and directed by first-timer Jordan Roberts, Around the Bend has just enough innocent ch... [More]

Written By: The Boneman
The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror is a sloppy, incoherent slice of so-called terror that shamelessly borrows from The Sixth Sense and The Shining, but is unable to generate the drama of the first or the ominous sense of foreboding of the latter. In this remake of the 70's haunted house thriller starring Jame... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
Melinda and Melinda

Melinda and Melinda

Melinda and Melinda is the latest effort from Mr. Neurotic himself, Woody Allen. Sadly, the Woodman isn't quite the force he used to be. This isn't to say that his recent efforts have been awful. I maintain that a mediocre film from Allen is still better than, say - a strong effort from Michael Bay.... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
My Summer of Love

My Summer of Love

My Summer of Love is a provocative tale of passion and a brutal expose on the art of manipulating people for one's own amusement or personal gain. There are surprises to be found in this interesting story of a summer romance, but don't worry - I won't give them away. I will say that My Summer of Lo... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
House of D

House of D

The House of D is a well intentioned, heartwarming affair and a pretty decent directorial debut by actor David Duchovny, who spent most of his career solving . . . well, I'm sure most of you know who he is so I won't bother. I will say that Duchovny has gone in a new direction since leaving his famo... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast