Delirium à la carte by James Roland Director Werner Herzog: best known to American audiences for Rescue Dawn, that one movie where Christian Bale was sweaty and yelled a lot (in the jungle). For film buffs his résumé stretches farther back into the ‘70s and ‘80s, when he made such foreign-language masterpieces as Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre: […]
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Tangled marks the true return of quality Disney 2D animated films. It’s infused with a creative energy that’s been missing from the Mouse House for a decade, a movie filled with adventure, romance, clever gags and exciting action, all wrapped up with great animation.
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Scott Pilgrim is a stunning two-hour tutorial in everything that’s good about modern cinema.
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Bad Blake’s Good Movie by James Roland Apparently, divorce can be good for artistic inspiration, but not so helpful for making movies. Director Scott Cooper learned this lesson when he tried to option country music legend Merle Haggard’s life story; the rights were so entangled in legal red tape from all of the singer’s ex-wives […]
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Rogue Magic by James Roland Watching a Terry Gilliam movie is a lot like having lunch with your weird cousin Melvin. It’s been a few years, things don’t really make sense at first, but after 20 minutes you remember why you love hanging out with the guy. Gilliam’s latest film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, […]
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Sony Pictures gives us Zombieland, a surprisingly charming, light-hearted comedy that lived up to all my qualms about major studio releases but gave such a fun ride that I didn’t care.
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Terror Chic by James Roland Remember when terrorism was cool? No? Then check out The Baader Meinhof Complex, a fascinating, eye-opening, and sometimes disturbing look at the formation of the Red Army Faction (RAF), the terrorist group that reached its peak in the 1970s. Most historical dramas strive for factual accuracy over good storytelling, trying […]
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Best Worst Movie by James Roland It’s tough to make a good movie. Even the masters have a few celluloid skeletons in their closet. So you would think, given its first-time director and particular subject matter, the documentary Best Worst Movie would live up to the last two words in its title. Fortunately for movie […]
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Quantum of Solace by James Roland Remakes and reboots flood most theaters these days, leaving fans arguing about various differences between the new incarnations and the originals. As Quantum of Solace approached, early reports heralded the arrival of an even darker take on Bond … a fast and bloody film about revenge. Before its release, […]
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This American Family by James Roland If Frank Capra had an edgy, pop-culture-savvy ex-stripper granddaughter, she probably would be Diablo Cody. Cody’s first script, Juno, has all the charm, wit, and hope of a Capra film; and like It’s a Wonderful Life and You Can’t Take it With You, Cody’s story manages to project sweetness […]
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