Inception on Blu-ray
Rumor has it that Christopher Nolan spent ten years writing the script for Inception. Truth be told, this barely seems like enough time to wrap one’s mind around so creative a world, let alone think it all up. Of course, Nolan had the wiggle room that a dream world provides. There is no exact defining of the relationships between reality and dreams, or to a dream within a dream within a dream, what is possible, what is not possible. Still,... Read More
Inception
Christopher Nolan has once again proved he is a very, very talented director. There’s absolutely no denying it after such hits as Batman Begins, Memento, The Dark Night, and now Inception in a short, thirteen year career. Inception is another installation in his efforts to make the ordinary, extraordinary. A year ago, Nolan mezmerized the world with the action-filled The Dark Knight, And his ability to masquerade an extremely good action... Read More
Shutter Island
Beware, there are huge spoilers here. Seriously. I give away the whole movie. I won’t deny that Martin Scorsese has more talent than more directors working today. He’s pretty much a genius. His full skill set is on display in Shutter Island, but that’s really all this movie has going for it. The premise, based on the book by Dennis Lehane (and adapted for the big screen by Laeta Kalogridis) is completely obvious from the trailer.... Read More
Revolutionary Road
Every year, everyone has issues with the Academy’s nominees. It’s no secret that Oscar doesn’t usually recognize the best pictures of the year, and everyone likes to point that out. Myself included. It seems that this year, his biggest misstep is ignoring Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road. I mean, what the hell? The mess of a movie The Reader gets a best picture nod, and the only bone that gets thrown to Road is a best... Read More
Body of Lies
Ridley Scott has made it clear that he will no longer be making anything that’s much better than a Michael Bay movie. This sucks, I know, but the proof is on his imdb.com page. While Body of Lies isn’t horrible, there’s nothing in it that is compelling. It’s a pre-packaged war thriller that wants to shove it’s political message down your throat. Leonardo DiCaprio and the completely overrated Russell Crowe team up... Read More
