Defiant Success

The opening moments of Christopher Morris' Four Lions  displays how incompetent the protagonists are. They don't get much smarter ...

Well, it's that time of year again for members of the Large Association of Movie Blogs (or LAMB, as we're so affectionately called...

I'm a trifle reluctant towards Michael Haneke. I was underwhelmed by The Piano Teacher  and Funny Games  annoyed the hell out of me. B...

As I've stated a number of times before, most period pieces tend to bore me. I think it's because the frequent topic of the social...

I really need to learn to not get my expectations up so high for some films. I always get my hopes dashed. This can be applied to Michae...

Oy, the things I do to garner the approval of a fellow blogger. Foreign films for  Tyler , British period pieces for  Andrew ...it gets ti...

I'll admit I'm not much for superhero/comic book movies. However, I do like them in a similar way to animated movies in that they...

At first glance, Iain Softley's The Wings of the Dove  looks like the typical, snooty British period piece. (Then again, most of them ...

With all due respect, I enjoy watching the films that are frequent features here. But come on, give me some slack. I can't watch criti...

Norman Jewison's  The Thomas Crown Affair  has everything most crime capers of today try so hard to capture. It's sleek and sexy, ...