January 31, 2010

GROUNDHOG DAY (1993)

I could watch this movie over, and over, and over again.

January 30, 2010

KING OF KONG (2006)

Billy Mitchell is one of the best villians in cinema history.

January 28, 2010

THE 39 STEPS (1935)

Two Hitchcock movies in one: a zany comedy, and a suspensful thriller.

January 26, 2010

ELEGY (2008)

Gandhi, as a dirty old man, gets to fondle Penelope Cruz's beautiful naked breasts.

January 24, 2010

EXTRACT (2009)

Like a Frederick Wiseman movie, with a few more laughs.

THE ROOM (2003)

"With cut-rate production, acting a cut-below, and too much framed cutlery, The Room is a schlock masterpiece."
-Jersey Rob

January 23, 2010

UP (2009)

Talking dogs, a little mailman, and Toucan Sam on steroids help Ed Asner conquer a lifetime of regret.

January 19, 2010

PRECIOUS, BASED ON THE NOVEL "PUSH" BY SAPHIRE (2009)

"Precious is based on the novel "Push" by Saphire."
-J. Van Dreason

OBSESSED (2009)

"Modern suspense in the form of a winking emoticon."
-J. Van Dreason

JULIA (2009)

"Alfred Hitchcock and John Cassavetes have an ugly cinematic baby but Tilda Swinton forces you to nurse it."
-J. Van Dreason

NINE (2009)

"Nine: subtract 8 1/2 and there's my score out of 10."
-J. Van Dreason

January 18, 2010

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, A.I. (2001)

A heavy handed retelling of Pinocchio that completely falls apart at the end.

THE NEW WORLD (2005)

In a pure world, or in a polluted world, the only freedom is love, and the only refuge is in another's heart.

January 7, 2010

KICKING AND SCREAMING (2005)

I would have to be dragged to the theater kicking and scre....no, kicking and screaming is what I felt like....ah, you know where I'm going with this.