DVD Review: How I Ended The Summer (2010)

Dir: Alexei Popogrebsky Stars: Grigory Dobrygin The Film Boy what a big piece of the human psyche this independent film is. If you’re ever wondering to yourself one particular quiet Sunday afternoon “I’d like to watch a film that brilliantly displays what happens when a modern-day young man falls apart simply because he’s afraid to … Continue reading

DVD Review: Biutiful [MA15]

Dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Eduard Fernández, George Chibuikwem Chukwuma, Cheikh Ndiaye, Diaryatou Daff, Hanaa Bouchaib and Guillermo Estrella. The Film: Going into Biutiful, I knew virtually nothing about it, my sole knowledge was that it had been nominated for Oscars (Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actor). Those accolades alone … Continue reading

DVD Review: Matariki [MA15]

Dir: Michael Bennett Cast: Jason Wu, Susana Tang, Sara Wiseman, Jarod Rawiri, Iaheto Ah Hi, Edwin Wright, Alix Bushnell, Michael Walley, Mark Ruka. The Film: I wasn’t sure what to expect before I watched this film. I didn’t know much about it other than it was that it was a multi-character/story drama from New Zealand. … Continue reading

[IFF ’11] Dark Love (L’amore Buio)

Dark Love Right off the bat I will say that Dark Love was not an easy film to sit through. From the beginning there was just something that rubbed me all wrong about it, and sure enough something shocking happened. But that isn’t the focus of the film; it deals with the aftermath for two … Continue reading

Top 10 Potential Simpsons Spin-Offs

This week came the news that the cast of ‘The Simpsons’ would need to take a massive pay cut in order to keep the show on air. They weren’t keen on this idea since they only get paid per episode, not based on how often the episodes get shown, and need to make a living. … Continue reading