Chronicle – 2012 Starring – Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell and Michael B Jordan Written by Max Landis and Josh Trank Directed by Josh Trank Hello Folks, While The Maven himself is frolicking in the south of France (tough gig right?), I, the Movie Junkie that I am, will be hopping around Toronto checking out filmsContinue reading “Chronicle Review – Kirk Haviland Guest Blogging”
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Haywire Review
Steven Soderbergh’s latest film Haywire is clearly a vehicle for MMA star Gina Carano’s entrance into the world of action films. As far as action stars go, Carano seems to fit the bill. She’s quick, strong, charismatic, and attractive. She can also roundhouse a bad guy in the face with tremendous ferocity, or if theContinue reading “Haywire Review”
A Dangerous Method Review
It seems like David Cronenberg had taken a brief hiatus from the film world following A History of Violence and Eastern Promises, two films which are truly unsettling thanks to their depiction of cruel and sometimes indifferent violence in the world of organized crime. Cronenberg returns with A Dangerous Method, a decidedly different story fromContinue reading “A Dangerous Method Review”
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Review
‘Remake’ is such a dirty word, but one that many feel defines a large portion of Hollywood releases these days. I’ve seen comments on film review blogs castigating the reviewer for calling a particular film a remake because it was in fact a re-envisioning based on the same material, or in the case of 2011’sContinue reading “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Review”
J. Edgar Review – A lackluster attempt to ruffle some feathers
Not being a devotee of American history, I was quite interested in seeing Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar for the reason that two hours of viewing could teach me more about the man who created the FBI than I had previously learned in my entire life. The FBI seems to have lost much of their mysteryContinue reading “J. Edgar Review – A lackluster attempt to ruffle some feathers”
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