Sundance – Meek’s Cutoff

I’m not exaggerating to say that Kelly Reichardt’s Meek’s Cutoff was one the films I anticipated most at this year’s Sundance. Believe it or not, I didn’t even know who made up the majority of the principle cast, which I now know includes Paul Dano, Shirley Henderson, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton. No, what made me anticipate this movie so excitedly was the re-paring of Reichardt and Michelle Williams. After the devastating... Read More

Where the Wild Things Are

I’ve been stewing over my review of Where the Wild Things Are for a full seven days now.  Mostly I’m baffled at how much I enjoyed it, and how well it was done.   The book, I’m told, was one of my favorites growing up.  Still, I felt no allegiance to the film, and when everyone was blown away by the first trailer, I just didn’t get it.  Not to mention, it’s hard to get pumped about James Gandolfini as the voice of... Read More

Gigantic

Matt Asleton’s Gigantic is a gigantic failure.  Okay, it’s not that bad, but it was too easy to use that line.  What Gigantic does suffer from, is this odd trend in the past 10 years that favors indie-films that are about as quirky as can be (see: Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, and a load of more poorly made films).  When it comes down to it, there’s nothing that seperates this flick, from those that came before it. Paul Dano plays... Read More

The King

The King is one of those subtly disquieting movies that often doesn’t get the attention it deserves because of a lesser known cast, or the fact it’s independent, or else…well, I’ve never understood why people ignore good films. Released in 2005, The King was written and directed by James Marsh.  Previous to this film, Marsh had directed a few films, but nothing of note.  He currently has a documentary doing the art house... Read More