Let Me In

So an American remake of a great foreign film didn’t suck. It was bound to happen, with Hollywood trying so very often. So now what? I’m not even sure what to make of it, or where to go from here. As the truth is now, Matt Reeves has made a very good, and satisfying vampire film. For all you that think you’ve been vampired-out, make room for something that isn’t dosed in cheesy teenage sexuality, or overt, HBO-style hedonism.... Read More

The Road

After more than a year of pushed back release dates, and The Weinsteins acting a damn fool, I finally had the opportunity to see The Road.  Perhaps it’s that I built up the film so much in my head, but it was kind of a disappointment. The film had much going for it.  Viggo Mortensen is a fantastic and interesting actor.  It’s based on a Pulitzer prize winning book by Cormac McCarthy.  It was adapted by Joe Penhall.  And it was directed... Read More