Arlington Road: This Thriller Made a Bold Movie in 1999

Arlington Road: This Thriller Made a Bold Movie in 1999

It was a move that didn't pay off. Was it a bad movie? No. It wasn’t two hours of slogging through nonsense, despite scenes that went on too long or felt pointless. The ones that were meant to make you feel things, did a good job. The movie deals with “do you really...

The Day My Nostalgia Died

The Day My Nostalgia Died

Ok, this movie was a trip. My memories of American Pie were definitely seen through the rose-colored lens of teenage nostalgia. Watching it now reveals that it doesn't hold up. This movie is not good. It's not the worst—though I have to admit, I'm a bit stunned by...

When They Were Three Kings

When They Were Three Kings

This movie was fun. Again, a soundtrack that slaps. I forgot how much criticism there was during and after the 1991 gulf war. The critiques kind of got lost in 2001. This war wasn't known to people because it was successful, it was known because it was highly...

What is, Meh to the Max?

What is, Meh to the Max?

This was one of those movies where the acting was above what the movie provided. I don't know if it was the story alone, or the poor plot edits (lots of, wait did I miss something?), or the reinterpretation of the movie from its 1955 counterpart. I don't know. I feel...

Tea with a Spoon of the Delusion of Fascism

Tea with a Spoon of the Delusion of Fascism

Ok, first thing first. The leads in this film are some of the most epic actors of our time. The critics didn't like it much, unlees they were looking at it from a 60 european art cinema lens. I feel like this movie has a European/French-Film narative to it that is...

Pay it somewhere

The anti-hero was nothing new in 1999. And honestly, neither was this movie. It is based off a book written in 1962 called The Hunter. It was the second movie to be adapted from it. The first being Point Blank in 1967. This movie felt. It felt. I don't know. Forced? I...

It wasn’t so much an affair

Ok, this movie. I thought I rememebr this movie. I didn't. I rememebred the poster. I remembered Rene Russo often having powerful female roles. I remeber Pierce Brosnan being Bond and always getting that suave lead role. This was a bizzarely appropriate first movie...