Johnny Depp’s THE RUM DIARY Is Like Two Movies in One – REVIEW
I walked away from watching The Rum Diary with feelings as dichotomous as the two halves of the film. The first half is what the film appears to be in the trailers, while the second is a fairly serious take on corruption and the censorship of news by those who control what is printed. Neither part [...]
THE THREE MUSKETEERS Is a Hot, Delicious Mess
I did not go into this newest version of The Three Musketeers with high expectations. In point of fact, I expected the film to be kind of bad. I find myself forced to confess a reluctant admiration for just how bad it turned out to be. What I expected was a historically inaccurate melodrama, with [...]
The Mortician – New Orleans Film Fest – movie review
The Mortician is almost impossible to classify. I saw it described as “post-apocalyptic,” but it’s not really SF; a fair number of people in line with me for the screening thought it was horror because the main character is a mortician, but it’s not horror; technically I guess it’s a drama, but it’s not what [...]
96 MINUTES – movie review – New Orleans Film Festival
96 Minutes is a festival gem. With the films screening in competition, you never really walk in sure of what you’ll get; like Forest Gump’s box of chocolate, sometimes the film’s a truffle and other times it’s a coconut macaroon (and you hate coconut). I went into 96 Minutes almost blind—I read the blurb [...]
THE THING Bears Only Passing Resemblance to John Carpenter’s THE THING
The Thing (2011) both exceeded my expectations and proved a massive disappointment, and while that statement may seem paradoxical it is nonetheless true.
BELLFLOWER Is Long on Art, Short on Ultra-violence
South by Southwest favorite Bellflower finally made it to New Orleans this week. The movie’s description placed it well inside my sweet zone for films, so I made a point to go to one of its two screenings. Overall I liked the film. It had some beautiful and creative filming, the acting was solid—rare in [...]
GET LOW Should Have Been Better
Get Low is one of those movies that really should have been better than it is. The film has an interesting premise and the cast to pull that premise off, and yet somehow it simply falls flat. I would like to know the intent behind the film, because intention is the difference between a failure [...]
To Hell and Back for LO(ve)
Lo was a movie I went into with no expectations. The description said it was about a man who summons a demon to find his girlfriend, who has been dragged to hell. That was enough for me.
Ryan Gosling Steers DRIVE Past Good to Awesome
Drive just might be my favorite movie of 2011. Certainly it is my favorite movie of the year so far. I loved it. Hands down. It is one of those rare movies that I wouldn’t change a thing about, and I say that after going in with high hopes based on Valhalla Rising (director Refn’s [...]
Pat Tremblay – Hellacious Acres interview
Yesterday I reviewed Hellacious Acres: The Case of John Glass for all my independent-minded SF cohorts here at Boomtron. Today I am thrilled to bring you an exclusive and extensive interview with the film’s director, Pat Tremblay. Before we jump into the Q&A, I invite you to check out the official movie trailer, which gives [...]
Hellacious Acres: The Case of John Glass Takes This Apocalypse and Shoves It
Hellacious Acres: the Case of John Glass is not a movie for everyone. It is a movie for those of you who embrace the absurd, enjoy a little arthouse in your science fiction, or watch the SyFy channel’s Saturday night movies. If you’re the sort of person who might tune in for one of those offerings, [...]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – movie review
It’s…over? After 10 years, eight films, and 1179 minutes (not to mention the books!), the Harry Potter series has finally come to its end. To be honest, I feel a lingering disbelief, an unwillingness to recognize that after such a span—literally years of anticipation—the last credits have finally rolled. But talk about going out with a [...]
