Category Archives: Movie Reviews

Crank

Crank Movie Review

2006 Dir: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Script: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Cast: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam Hitman Chev Chelios (Statham) has been injected with a unique poison that will kill him if his heart slows. Some filmmakers study the medium as one might a language, striving to understand its intricate workings. […]

Barton Fink

Barton Fink Film Review

1991 Dir: Joel Coen Script: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Cast: John Turturro, John Goodman, Michael Lerner, Steve Buscemi, Judy Davis Deluded, pompous New York socialist playwright Barton Fink (Torturro) undergoes personal and professional deconstruction after moving to Los Angeles to write a wrestling movie for Capitol Pictures. Barton begins to suffer from writer’s block, a […]

Secuestro Express

Secuestro Express Film Review

2005 Dir: Jonathan Jakobowitz Script: Jonathan Jakobowitz Cast: Mía Maestro, Jean Paul Leroux, Ruben Blades Were you to exit Secuestro Express five minutes in, you’d be forgiven for dismissing it as Lock Stock’s impoverished South American cousin. Grainy DV longs shots diverge with flashy character introductions, with Secuestro’s downtrodden scum introduced by baseball card profiles. […]

Brick

Brick Movie Review

2005 Dir: Rian Johnson Script: Rian Johnson Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emilie de Ravin, Nora Zehetner, Matt O’Leary, Lukas Haas, Meagan Good, Noah Fleiss, Noah Segan, Richard Roundtree After finding the body of San Clement High School student Emily (de Ravin) ex-partner Brendan Frye (Gordon-Levitt) vows to avenge her. Much like Napoleon Dynamite, Brick exists within […]