Chronicle (2012)

Chronicle (2012)

An amazing journey into the lives of 3 very realistic teenage boys during a year in High School. Chronicle is the story of Andrew Detmer (Dane Dehaan), Matt Garetty (Alex Russell) and Steve Montgomery (Michael B. Jordan) as they discover ultimate power through telekenesis and become the closest of friends for it. But with great power comes great responsibility...

Mulan (2009)

Mulan (2009)

Easily one of my favorite War dramas, or hell for that matter throw in “Romance Drama”, the story of Mulan in this 2009 version blew me away with the raw emotion that it provoked. Vicki Zhao Wei’s portrayal of the legendary warrior is flawless and commendable. While the source material is a poem that has been speculated on and claimed by different people,...

Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D

The 2010 version of Piranha 3D combines nostalgic themes of horror with a bit of Girls Gone Wild and gore. For viewers of the original 1978 version of the film you may be turned off by the emphasis of breasts and ass over the piranhas but for what its worth it still worked. If you are younger than myself (child of the 80’s) you may have missed out on the...

M.Butterfly (1993)

M.Butterfly (1993)

Probably one of the most beautiful tragedies I have ever witnessed on the silver screen, M. Butterfly is a story about one Rene Gallimard (Jeremy Irons), who is an accountant turned diplomat that falls madly in love with a Chinese Opera singer Song Liling (John Lone). The opera singer remains mostly unnamed throughout the story, so for the sake of this review,...

You Only Live Twice (1967)

You Only Live Twice (1967)

If you want a long movie of embarrassing Orientalism and exploitation, You Only Live Twice is the one for you. Two thing saves it from my pen of eternal disdain however and that is the space-aged gadgetry and the main villain. This comical caricature is the influence behind Dr. Claw of Inspector Gadget fame and Dr. Evil from Austin Powers. Sean Connery is not...