I did not rush out to see this movie on the largest possible screens when it was released nearly six years ago, and more the fool I for that. It’s kind of incredible. In their list of the top fifty films of the past decade, the Onion’s A.V. Club, one of my favorite daily web destinations, rated [...]
Archive for the ‘War’ Category
From The Archives: THE NEW WORLD (2005).
Posted: September 26, 2011 in Boats, History, Movies (N), Romance, Terrence Malick, The Future, Travel, Violence, War0
From The Archives: VALHALLA RISING (2010).
Posted: September 26, 2011 in Badass Old Guys, Boats, History, Horror, Megaviolence, Movies (V), The Future, Vikings, WarIn the beginning there was only man and nature. Men came bearing crosses and drove the heathen to the fringes of the earth. Okay, I have to admit, you got my attention. Those words are the opening of Valhalla Rising, the title card which pretty directly explains what you’re about to watch. The movie, [...]
Movie Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA (2011).
Posted: August 30, 2011 in Action., Badass Old Guys, Comics, Movies (C), Pretty Girls, Superheroes, WarIn the modern superhero-movie gold rush, Captain America was always going to be one of the hardest comic book characters to adapt to screen. For one thing, his name is Captain America. That’s so unsubtle it sounds like a parody, and not a particularly timely one either. We’re already forty years [...]
Please Watch: MEN IN WAR (1957).
Posted: May 30, 2011 in Badass Old Guys, Classics, Guns, Movies (M), War, What I WatchedMen In War is a 1957 film directed by Anthony Mann, from a script by Philip Yordan which was adapted from a novel by someone named Van Van Praag (awesome). Even though the majority of movies of the era were being shot in Technicolor, Men In War is in black and white. I wonder if that [...]
I’ve still got plenty of unposted reviews sitting around. Here’s one worth reading. (They all are, but this one in particular.) The Way Back is going to end up as one of those orphans of history. This article from the LA Times somewhat explains what happened, as the movie was one [...]
Overlooked By Oscar: RESTREPO (2010).
Posted: February 28, 2011 in Documentaries, Heroes, Movies (R), Tributes, WarNo one need argue with Inside Job’s well-deserved recognition in the Documentary Feature category last night. But the fact remains that it was a particularly crowded field. Aside from those documentaries that there wasn’t room enough to recognize with nominations, there were other documentaries that absolutely must be watched, regardless of temporary awards victory status. [...]
