Poseidon (2006) Review: Perfecting The Perfect Storm
When I found out Wolfgang Petersen directed Poseidon, the movie took on an entirely new meaning. Wolfgang Petersen is the man who directed 2000’s The Perfect Storm, and […]
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The Perfect Storm (2000) Review: As a Story; As a “True” Story
This film has a bit of an identity crisis as it’s struggling between being a fictional story, a faithful adaptation of a book, and a true story […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Review: Costumes Vs Characters
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has successfully relaunched and re-imagined the TMNT franchise for a new generation — and I’m very happy about that. However, the costumes and concepts […]
John Wick (2014) Review: World Building Done Right
Recently, I saw John Wick directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Keanu Reeves. From the trailer, I assumed this movie was meant to be meta-textual: “People keep asking me […]
Gone Girl and the Great Gatsby
To set the stage, my wife and I were watching Gone Girl for the second time (first time with the in-laws). I was in hot […]
8½ (1963) by Federico Fellini & Ranma ½ (1989-1992) by Rumiko Takahashi Review: The Smoke and Steam
Reader-Response Criticism Credibility On the surface, it may appear that the only similarity to draw here is that both feature a fraction in their titles… but […]
8½ (1963) Review: Smoke and Mirrors
8½ is a meta-film that follows an artist and the pressures of creating art. In 8½, Federico Fellini creates a suffocating atmosphere whenever he wants to […]
Robots (2005) Review
Robots Movie Review By Jeffrey Kieviet Farewell Like most of us, I was deeply disturbed by the recent death of Robin Williams. And, like most […]
22 Jump Street (2014) Review
22 Jump Street (2014) Movie Review By Jeffrey Kieviet “What Contract Dispute?” I’m baa-aack! The little girl from Poltergeist would have been far less creepy […]
The Fundamental Flaw Between Spider-Men
In light of The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s release on blu-ray and DVD, the head honchos at Sony decided to release the first ten minutes […]