Once in a while, you stumble upon a movie that you never heard of, and it surprises you immensely. And it feels magical! The Visitor is a movie best-approached by knowing absolutely nothing about it and I highly recommend that you watch it first. I feel bad for giving a synopsis of the plot but I feel I must. So here we go:
Archive for October, 2009
Movie Review: There will be Blood (2007)
There will be Blood is a drama/western directed by the fledgling Paul Thomas Anderson and starring the great Daniel Day-Lewis who won an Oscar for this role. Sadly, I only caught up to this movie nearly two years after its release.
The movie follows ruthless oil-man Daniel Plainview’s(Day-Lewis) life as he rises from rags-to-riches.
Movie Review: Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Rachel Getting Married, directed by Johnathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia), is another dysfunctional family movie I never really intended to watch but rave reviews from a friend of mine got me to see it. And boy, what a fantastic movie! Thanks Red, you can go visit his blog here (still under construction). Best thing you could do if you are interested in seeing this movie, is not read any further. I did not know anything about the movie and it was a real surprise.
Movie Review: Junebug (2005)
The dysfunctional family theme has been re-hashed infinite amount of times with movies such as Meet the Parents, American Beauty, The Family Stone, Step Brothers or The Royal Tenenbaums among many others. Junebug, an indie directed by Phil Morrison, is another comedy-drama about the subject that was released back in 2005. I saw the movies months ago when I was still on crutches but never got to review it so here it is after a second watch.
Movie Review: I Love You, Man (2009)
I Love You, Man has a very simplistic plot but a solid script and great casting. The movie is not truly hilarious: Amusing would better describe it very much like another movie both Segel and Rudd were in: Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Movie Review: The Merry Gentleman (2009)
The Merry Gentleman features the directorial debut of Michael Keaton, who also stars in the movie. I haven’t seen him in so long I didn’t even remember what he looked like but he shows some good promise behind the camera at the helm of this nuanced and slow-paced study of loneliness.
Movie Review: Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
Sunshine Cleaning, directed by Christine Jeffs, is a comedy-drama co-starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt. This small indie production premiered at, you guessed it… the good old Sundance Film Festival and well, I like them indies and it has the brilliant Amy Adams so this was next on my watchlist.
