Movie Review: War (2007) War is a violent tale of revenge and retribution, set in San Francisco. In the opening scene, FBI Agents John Crawford and Tom Lone face off against a notorious Yakuza assassin known only as the Rogue in a trap they've set. Lone shoots Rogue, who falls into the ocean, presumed dead. But a week later, Rogue shows up at Tom Lone's house, kills Lone a...
Movie Review: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) This is the second film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel of the same name, the first novel in a series about a con man named Tom Ripley. The first adaptation to film was 1960's Plein Soleil, a French film starring Alain Delon. This film was released as Purple Noon in North America; I reviewed this film here one year ago today.
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Movie Review: Happily N'Ever After (2007) I suppose it was inevitable. Shrek, the animated film with Mike Myers as the voice of a grumpy but loveable ogre, took the "fairy tale" genre and set it on its ear. Not only did it spawn two sequels, it also spawned some imitators. Disney took the idea and ran it along a different path, coming up with a combined animated/live-action film called Enc...
Stray Random Thoughts #39 1. The contest for the new Hockey Night in Canada anthem is down to two: "Sticks to the Ice" by Robert Fraser Burke, and "Canadian Gold" by Colin Oberst. These were, respectively, #2 and #5 on the list I posted last Sunday. And while I voted for #4 ("Let the Game Begin" by Christian St-Roch & Jimmy Tanaka), I am okay with the outcome.
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