Archive for November, 2003

In America he-said-she-said movie review screener!

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   November 21, 2003   ⋅   Comment now

FAMILY IS EVERYTHING
HE SAID: In America is the story of an Irish immigrant family searching to escape their past and start anew in the wonderful land called America. Unable to be approved for direct passage, the family travels to Canada and sneaks across the Canadian/American border under the guise of holiday. Upon reaching New [...]

Elephant — he-said, she-said — movie review

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   November 14, 2003   ⋅   Comment [1]

SHE SAID: Ce n’est pas une école. Columbine is a subject I sometimes wish would just go away. Not because it was a tragedy, but because the media never handles situations of that magnitude truthfully. (i.e.: Iraq~ Jessica Lynch). Don’t you remember High School? Sure it was fun, but it wasn’t all hunky-dory and [...]

Ju-on: The Grudge guest movie review

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   November 10, 2003   ⋅   Comments [3]

This was a review from Lee back when we used to write for Film Rotation. We are reprinting it here for the first time. Give it up for Lee!
From the land that seems pre-occupied with death, ghosts and the supernatural, (not necessarily in that order) comes another bit of heart stopping scare – “Juon: the [...]

The Tulse Luper Suitcases — guest — movie review

by Kris   ⋅   November 10, 2003   ⋅   Comments [3]

This is from Robert, the lucky duck who saw this at the 2003 Chicago International Film Festival.
I’ll admit it; I’ve never seen a Greenaway film. Trained as a painter, it is said he became a filmmaker after seeing Bergman’s The Seventh Seal. From a distance, I’ve always gotten the impression that these were “difficult” [...]

Gozu (aka Gokudo Kyofu Dai-Gekijo) he-said-she-said movie review

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   November 9, 2003   ⋅   Comment now

SHE SAID: Wow, incredible. I’m just gonna say right off the bat that if surreal is your dig, you’ll love this movie. If you’ve ever pondered mortality, take a test-run. You’ll hop into anti-hero Minami’s 1965 Mustang convertible (my aunt had one of these bad-boys; they are niiice!) and vroom off to Nagoya to [...]

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha movie review

by Chris   ⋅   November 7, 2003   ⋅   Comment now

THE NAKED CHICK’S CORPSE HIT THE PAVEMENT LIKE A COLOSTOMY BAG FILLED WITH CHEESE Like Lynch, Miike’s films demand to be watched at least twice. Once for the purely visceral impact, and once to pick up on the symbolism and subtle nuances of the story. But if Lynch is Jazz, Miike is pure rock [...]

Dead or Alive 2: Tobosha movie review

by Chris   ⋅   November 7, 2003   ⋅   Comment now

Dead or Alive 2 is something of a surprise. Of course, following the first film’s ending it would be impossible to make a continuation of the story, so what’s a director to do? Flip everything up. Change tempos. Continue the story once the two souls have been reincarnated. Make a mellower, more reflective, more thought [...]

Matrix Revolutions he-said-she-said movie review screener!

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   November 3, 2003   ⋅   Comment now

NICE GUYS FINISH LAST
HE SAID: Well, it’s finally here. The Matrix Revolutions. The title in and of itself refers to the circuitous nature of the matrix, as well as bringing things around full circle to a satisfying closure. The film does this fairly well, though it ignores, and outright dismisses, many of the amazingly [...]

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