ph: Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Saturday, July 22, 2017
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
A band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves.
Likeable dramedy with not much of a story, but with its lively, offbeat cast and the music does make it a feelgood watch.
Maltin**: "It's staffed by a colorful bunch of oddballs...Unfortunately, once the film sets its premise it goes nowhere. Good cast and a soundtrack full of oldies can only help so much."
First Lines: H. Rider Haggard - King Solomon’s Mines
It is a curious thing that at my age - fifty-five last birthday - I should find myself taking up a pen to try and write a history.
The Babadook (2014)
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
What at first appears to be a conventional horror thriller with a ghost slyly turns our expectations in different directions and surprises with an unusual ending.
Friday, July 21, 2017
Adieu l'ami (1968)
After an overseas deployment, two former French Foreign Legion members plan to break into the vault of a French corporation.
Unusual
French thriller contains some scenes of surrealist quality; however,
the misogynist tenor of the plot is quite disagreeable.
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Emma (1996)
While matchmaking for friends and neighbors, a young 19th-century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
Very competent made-for-TV adaptation of Jane Austen's novel needn't hide behind the cinema production from the same year.
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Death Train (1993)
A German Scientist has aided an ex Soviet general in constructing a nuclear weapon which is now in the possession of an American mercenary heading across Europe in a hijacked goods train.
Despite having a star cast this made-for-TV thriller with a far-fetched, nearly ridiculous story can't spark any tension.
