There’s a moment in Thor, the latest superhero comic book character to get the live-action treatment from Marvel Studios, near the end, where the Norse god Thor (Chris Hemsworth) reclaims Mjollnir, his hammer, and thunders his way past a metallic behemoth, while his human friends, including Natalie Portman as Jane [...]
Scene Dissection: The Aquarium Scene in Mission: Impossible (1996)
March 10th, 2011
Brian De Palma revelled in making genre films without shame, considering most were critically reviled and commercially ignored. While his films all bore hallmarks of his style, it was in the use of the choreographed sequence, designed for maximum suspense, where he had no equal.
Review: The Walking Dead, Episode 6 – “TS-19″ (2010)
January 25th, 2011
Richard reviews the first season finale of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Was six episodes enough for adequate character development and enough to keep him excited for season 2? Read on for the full review.
Review: 127 Hours (2010)
December 3rd, 2010
For the most part, filmmakers aren’t given enough credit for telling a story to which the ending is already known to audiences. Films like Apollo 13, Titanic, and most recently, United 93, all had the problem of audiences being familiar with the source material. Yet, these films, superbly handled by [...]
Review: The Walking Dead, Episode 5 – “Wildfire” (2010)
December 3rd, 2010
First, it was a nice surprise to see director Ernest Dickerson’s name during the credits for episode five, “Wildfire.” A veteran director (with some forgettable movie credits), Dickerson’s resume includes directing duties on several episodes of Dexter and The Wire, and as the cinematographer of several Spike Lee “joints,” including [...]
