True Grit

The western genre is one that I’m not familiar with. The extent of my classic western knowledge boils down to High Noon, and The Searchers.  Of the modern westerns, sure, I’ve seen 3:10 to Yuma, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and Appaloosa, but that’s about it. Although, I did learn quite a bit about the genre from Movie Moxie’s latest podcast. I’ve decided not to review the Coen brother’s... Read More

25th Hour

25th Hour reads as a very angry love letter from Spike Lee to New York City.  It’s certainly one of Lee’s better joints, the piece of a competent, mature filmmaker, not some of the blathering drivel we’ve seen in some of his movies.  25th Hour is well worth checking out. The story follows Irish, New York drug dealer Monty (the impeccable Edward Norton).  He’s not big time, but not necessarily small time either.  The police... Read More