Movie reviews

Memento
Reviewed by PvtCaboose91
"Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts." Christopher Nolan's 1998 featur... More

The Ghost Writer
Reviewed by kgbelliveau
A Ghost Writer (Ewan McGregor) is hired to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang(Pierce Brosnan) finish his memoirs. The Ghost begins to realize that there is more to the story then what he originally is aware of. Adam Lang is accuse... More

Woman in the Dunes
Reviewed by Lexi
''Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?'' An amateur entomologist searching for insects by the sea is trapped by local villagers into living with a mysterious woman who spends almost all her time preventing her home from being... More

Ghost in the Shell
Reviewed by PvtCaboose91
"And where does the newborn go from here? The net is vast and infinite." Back when it was first released, Ghost in the Shell was looked upon as a thoroughly engaging and original piece of anime. Over 10 years on the film has lost next to... More

Ponyo
Reviewed by Lexi
''Ponyo loves Sosuke! I will be a human, too!'' An animated adventure centered on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human. Noah Lindsey Cyrus: Pony Ponyo is a 2008 Japanese animated... More

Law Abiding Citizen
Reviewed by PvtCaboose91
"I'm gonna pull the whole thing down. I'm gonna bring the whole fuckin' diseased, corrupt temple down on your head. It's gonna be biblical." Essentially, Law Abiding Citizen is Death Wish meets Saw by way of John Grisham, except not as b... More

Inception
Reviewed by SJMJ91
After Nolan's giant success The Dark Knight, I was thrilled to learn that he was doing a sci-fi film with Leonardo DiCaprio as the leading role! However, when the official trailer was released I thought 'this looks about the oddest film I t... More

Faust
Reviewed by Lexi
''Wretched Faust, why do you seek death? You have not yet lived!'' God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist... Gösta Ekman: Faust Emil Jannings: Mephisto ... More

Sorority Row
Reviewed by kgbelliveau
A group of Sorority Sisters try to pull a prank after one of the girls find out her boyfriend has cheated on her. The prank goes wrong and he ends up stabbing her with a tire iron and so the girls make up their minds that they will dispose ... More

Predators
Reviewed by PvtCaboose91
"This planet is a game reserve. And we're the game." Similar to Sylvester Stallone's glorious resurrection of the Rambo franchise, 2010's Predators is a sequel that eschews post-modernist filmmaking in favour of a back-to-basics, '80s-style... More

The White Ribbon
Reviewed by Lexi
''After so many years, a lot of it has become obscure, and many questions remain unanswered. But I feel I must talk about the strange events that occurred in our village. They could perhaps clarify certain things that happened to this Cou... More

Candy
Reviewed by kgbelliveau
Dan and Candy are in love with each other as well as heroin. They lead unhealthy lifestyles and Candy begins to lose focus on her art and things begin to spiral out of control. Dan and Candy try to get things straight but the drugs just kee... More

The Seventh Seal (1957)
Reviewed by Lexi
''I met Death today. We are playing chess.'' A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague. Max von Sydow: Antonius Block The Seventh Seal is dark... More

The A-Team
Reviewed by PvtCaboose91
"I love it when a plan comes together." In typical Hollywood style, the '80s television show The A-Team has been revived and reinvented in the form of an over-the-top, big-budget summer blockbuster. With the cheesy source material in min... More

Ugetsu (1953)
Reviewed by Lexi
''This love...This love of ours...Has driven me to madness.'' In 16th Century Japan Potter Genjurô and Tobei set out with their wives in search of wealth and military glory. Two parallel tales ensue when the men are lured from their w... More

The Informers
Reviewed by kgbelliveau
The year is 1983 and L.A is a booming city. There are those who are living the dream as a film producer or a news anchor. There are also those people who are working for the minimum just looking to get by. Then there are the young people wh... More

Frequency
Reviewed by Lexi
''You gotta be more careful, cause I can't lose you again. Not like that.'' An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences. Denn... More

Fight Club
Reviewed by Seaworth
The Indie film has become more and more popular as the years go on. Blockbusters and high concept movies are losing their appeal as favourite films because the audience strives for a deeper meaning and an alternative look on the big screen.... More