Inspired by her own family's story, Ash Mayfair's The Third Wife is an assured directorial debut that is beyond beautiful and pristinely delicate. Having won awards at the San Sebastian, Toronto, and Chicago International Film Festivals, The Third Wife really brings attention to a new talent. Vietnamese cinema is gaining a bit of attention at … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – The Third Wife
The Incident is one of those films from the late '60s that points in the direction of the New Hollywood that was just starting to take off. This movie came out in 1967, which is often considered ground zero for New Hollywood, although you could easily make a case for 1966 as well. None of that … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – The Incident
Sadly, Used Cars has fallen into obscurity since its release in 1980, but it's always had its cult of fans, including Quentin Tarantino. It was Robert Zemeckis's second film after his fun comedy about Beatlesmania, I Wanna Hold Your Hand. The germ of the idea for Used Cars came from the film's executive producers, Steven … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Used Cars
Far and Away is essentially the cinematic equivalent of a "Kiss Me I'm Irish" button. Directed by Ron Howard, it's a grandiose—and utterly hollow and embarrassing—epic love story, with lashings of a western thrown in. It stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman during the period of their marriage, which fell apart in spectacular fashion by … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Far and Away
Missing Link is the latest computer-generated kids film about hairy humanoid creatures and their adventures. The Yeti-themed Small Foot came out earlier this year, followed by The Son of Bigfoot, so it's becoming a craze. This latest one certainly is best-looking in terms of animation, but its script is, sadly, sorely lacking. Hugh Jackman voices Sir Lionel Frost, who … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Missing Link
