Tag: film critic

Gangs of New York

Written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan Directed by Martin Scorsese Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis Released 2002 After being released from a religious prison, Amsterdam Vallon returns home to the “Five Points” area of 1862 New York. He has spent his entire childhood in the confines of a monastery structure, seemingly…


An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn

Written by Jim Hosking & David Wike Directed by Jim Hosking Starring Aubrey Plaza, Jemaine Clement, and Craig Robinson Released 2018 After being fired from her greedy husbands cappuccino shop, Lulu Danger finds herself in the middle of an extremely unhappy marriage. Thanks to her hubby’s covetous ways, Lulu is presented with an opportunity to…


Beetlejuice

Written By: Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson & Warren Skaaren Directed By: Tim Burton Starring: Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis & Winona Ryder Released: 1988 A lively couple attempt to enjoy their vacation at home, a little country abode that they have poured their hearts into making snug. Unfortunately, an unforeseen accident occurs with our…


The Wolf House (La Casa Lobo)

Written By Alejandra Moffat, Joaquín Cociña & Cristóbal León Directed By Joaquín Cociña & Cristóbal León Starring Amalia Kassai & Rainer Krause Released 2018 Young Maria flees the colony she had spent her whole life. Stumbling upon an abandoned home in the woods, Maria sets up her knew place of dwelling and attempts to rebuild…


Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Written By Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth Directed by Michel Gondry Starring Jim Carry & Kate Winslet Released 2004 An odd couple, Joel Barish and Clementine Kruczynski, reach the end of their convoluted relationship and go through extreme, and never before heard of, lengths to move on from each other. By undergoing a procedure…


House of 1000 Corpses

Written & Directed by Rob Zombie Released in 2003 Two young couples traveling through the country, trying to make it back home for Halloween, get curious about a side-show attraction ran by the clown of the sticks Captain Spaulding. Our naive lovers get caught up in the mystery of backwood folklore and legend, and re-direct…


Where the Wild Things Are

Directed by Spike Jonze Written by Spike Jonze, Dave Eggars, Maurice Sendak Released in 2009 A young boy named Max (Max Records) runs away from his home, leaving behind his single mother(Catherine Keener), his sister (Pepita Emmerichs), and the memory of his estranged father. Upon finding a hidden boat on the other side of the…


Moulin Rouge!

Directed By Baz Luhrmann Written By Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce Released 2001 A young poet, Christian (Ewan McGregor), moves to Paris at the beginning of the Bohemian Revolutionary and immediately lands his first job as a writer for a brand new production. Having to get the approval first, he’s taken to the infamous Moulin…


Mother!

film review of Mother!…


Suspiria (2018)

Directed By Luca Guadagnino Written By David Kajganich The original version was released in 1977, directed by Dario Argento, which I have not seen; however, I am taking a huge biased guess that this 2018 version did it justice, if not up’ed the intensity of it all. The story starts with a young dancer Susie…