drama
On this Dark Knight, the Jokes on Harvey Dent…
February 6th, 2009
There are many reasons why The Dark Knight was the best 2008 had to offer… and why I’m boycotting the Oscars for snubbing it save for a nod to Heath Ledger. There at so many things we could look at in this film, which is probably why it spawned written reviews and now this audio [...]
Bottle Rocket ain’t no trip to Cleveland
November 29th, 2008
review of BOTTLE ROCKET
by Zach Malm
starring Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson
directed by Wes Anderson
Rated R
Bottle Rocket, the first film from Wes Anderson, of Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums fame, is my favorite film of all-time. I’ve seen it close to 100 times, but still have a hard time putting my finger on exactly what it [...]
The Knight is Darker, but Viewer will Endure
July 19th, 2008
If anyone still thought you could still say “comic book movie” and that the phrase implied a certain sensibility, style, or genre, The Dark Knight has driven the final nail into that cliche-coffin.
Are you Lonely Tonight, Mister?
July 6th, 2008
MISTER LONELY
review by Zach Malm
Starring Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Denis Lavant and Werner Herzog
Directed by Harmony Korine
It’s been at least a month since I saw Harmony Korine’s latest film, Mister Lonely, and I can’t get it out of my head. It’s an odd, poetic, surprising work, and yet it still manages to be easily Korine’s [...]
You Can’t Stop What’s Coming…
May 20th, 2008
Audio Review of
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
by Pastor James Harleman
The COEN BROTHERS adapted Cormac McCarthy’s novel into this film of the same name, After writing No Country in 2005, the 75 year old McCarthy has won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel “The Road” in 2006, once again exploring his familiar themes of extreme [...]
Is it fate or chance that haunts the Children of Men?
February 5th, 2008
Alfonso Cuarón’s film adaptation of the P.D. James’ book Children of Men is an incredible work of art marked by some of the most amazing cinematography I have seen. Opening on Christmas day in 2006, critics compared the characters of Theo and Kee with Joseph and Mary, calling the film a “modern day nativity story”.
Children [...]
Illusion of Good Intentions
June 7th, 2007
I keep expecting director Christopher Nolan to swing and miss. He gave us a stirring Memento, wrestled with Insomnia, ensured that Batman Begins, and capped things off with The Prestige, my pick for greatest film of 2006. (In 2008, he’ll give us the next Bat-installment with The Dark Knight.) This 37 year old Brit not only seems to [...]
A Sleeper Hit
July 28th, 2002
A review of “INSOMNIA” by James Harleman
- Starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams
- Directed by Christopher Nolan
- 1 hour 58 minutes, rated R
The previews make it appear fairly simple; Al Pacino plays grizzled veteran L.A. cop, Frank Dormer, sent with his partner up to the frigid north of Alaska to assist local authorities with a murder [...]
Empty Welles
July 28th, 2001
A review of “Citizen Kane” by James Harleman
Starring Orson Welles,
Directed by Orson Welles
2 hrs. 23 min.
The film begins at the end. then proceeds to explore the life of a man in a series of vignettes, through the eyes of those who knew him. while this may not sound like a groundbreaking idea today, “Citizen [...]