Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Of all the positives that Alice yielded, the pacing was tops as it started, spanned and ended in very good time. My viewing was done in IMAX 3D but it only reinforced how well Avatar was done to take advantage of the technology. Alice does not need 3D to work, being a colorful, bright and beautiful movie that incorporated a lot of contrastingly dark landscapes...

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Partially a farewell on film to Heath Ledger and partially a satire on the modern age and the phasing out of imagination. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus will no doubt confuse many audience members as it requires one to read between the lines to pull forth a moral to the story.  Director Terry Gilliam brilliantly contrasts the old world traveling show of...

The Ninth Gate (1999)

The Ninth Gate (1999)

I recommend The Ninth Gate to the movie watcher who loves a sense of mystery and an open-ended script that allows for debate, discussion and interpretation. Johnny Depp is remarkable as the curious Dean Corso and Frank Langella and Liana Telfer are a pleasure to watch in their respective roles. Watching this echoed reminders of the newer The Da Vinci Code yet I...

Public Enemies (2009)

Public Enemies (2009)

With Billie Holiday singing her heart out and the subtle details of cracked nail polish and $3 dresses, Public Enemies brings you into the era of the Great Depression without boring you with backstories and explanations. It is an honest bio-pic with little factual variations outside of John Dillinger’s romantic ambitions. It is an entertaining backseat...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

Captain Jack Sparrow joins us again, in a darker and (in my honest opinion) better Pirates of the Caribbean. Women all over rejoiced as two of hollywood’s pretty men return to the big screen in swashbuckling glory to help free the dear captain from a debt owed to the infamous Davy Jones. Pirates 2 is a dark movie, I am surprised that Disney has it in them to...