Jul
17
2009
Apo
logies about the lateness on this review, and the fact that it is not the aforementioned “early review” that we promised. Our screening did not work out as planned. In the meantime, here’s this week’s Film Duel, a few days late.
The Brothers Bloom
Year: 2009
Dir: Rian Johnson
Written by: Rian Johnson
Starring: Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weiscz
Genre: Comedy (Con Film)
Benn and James’ reviews and rebuttals follow after the jump. Continue reading
Jul
8
2009
Film Duel is our written review format in which Benn and James each review a film, and then comment on each other’s reviews to give a proper balance and really fill out the commentary as well as possible. This week we approach Christopher Nolan’s first film, Following.
Following
Year: 1998
Director: Christopher Nolan
Written by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Jeremy Theobold, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell
Genre: Drama (Neo-Noir)
Benn and James’ reviews and rebuttals follow after the jump. Continue reading
Jul
1
2009
Film Duel is our written review format in which Benn and James each review a film, and then comment on each other’s reviews to give a proper balance and really fill out the commentary as well as possible. This week we approach one of our favorite films that nobody saw, Shane Black’s Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, which began the resurgence of the now shooting star Robert Downey, Jr.
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Year: 2005
Dir.: Shane Black
Written by: Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan
Genre: Comedy (Neo-Noir)
Benn and James’ reviews and rebuttals follow after the jump. Continue reading
Jun
24
2009
Film Duel will for now be our primary mode of reviewing films in written form. Both James and Benn will write reviews independently, and then do a short comment on each other’s review. This week Benn and James take on the super-indie film Primer, which received a lot of festival buzz and proved to be a bit of a puzzle even for our stalwart cinephiles.
Primer
Year: 2004
Dir: Shane Carruth
Written by: Shane Carruth
Starring: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan
Genre: Science Fiction
Benn and James’ reviews and rebuttals follow after the jump. Continue reading
