The Quest
December 30, 2005
Boobs, beer and bad language. Sounds like the perfect male dominated night out, and The Quest pretty much is, but with a storyline hidden somewhere in the depths of vomit and unsavoury behaviour. This documentary film shows us the shallower side of American...
The Machinist
December 30, 2005
After seeing Christian Bale all buff and beautiful in American Psycho (2000), it comes as quite a shock to see the physical transformation he underwent for The Machinist (2004). No trickery was done with CGI or make-up to convey his gaunt, emaciated appearance....
Casino: Anniversary Edition
December 29, 2005
Casino (1995) was Martin Scorsese’s first attempt at a big budget, studio-backed epic. He would take the style and structure of GoodFellas (1990) and expand it on a much more ambitious level. Many criticized Casino as GoodFellas Part 2 but this is merely...
The Jacket
December 28, 2005
Like the similarly themed The Machinist (2004), The Jacket (which was released in the same year) is all about the fractured perception of its protagonist. Jack Starks (Brody) is a U.S. soldier badly wounded in the first Persian Gulf War that resulted...
Vital Signs
December 21, 2005
Made in 1990, Vital Signs still carries residual of the ‘80s with its cheesy soundtrack. The film follows the trials and tribulations of several third year medical students as they compete for limited internships and to do so they have to earn enough...
Superfriends: Volume
December 17, 2005
ABC ran this incarnation of the Superfriends as part of an hour-long package with Challenge of the Superfriends in the 1978-1979 season. This version featured Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman with the Wonder Twins, Zan and Jayna (and...
Batman The Animated Series: Volume 3
December 15, 2005
Batman lay dormant on the animated front during the 1980s. It wasn’t until the commercial success of Tim Burton’s films that Warner Bros. green-lighted an animated series. Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski were chosen to work on the new show based on concept...
Dracula III: Legacy
December 15, 2005
Move over Blade, there is a new vampire franchise in town. Tired of slick, over-produced horror movies like Underworld (2003)? Look no further. Dracula III: Legacy (2005) is the latest installment in a surprisingly durable franchise. Director Patrick...
The Ice Harvest
December 12, 2005
The Ice Harvest (2005) is a pitch black comedy set in Wichita, Kansas on Christmas Eve. Charlie (Cusack) is a mob lawyer who has stolen $2 million of his boss’ (Quaid) money with the help of Vic (Thornton), a local pornographer. Charlie has a thing...
Prozac Nation
December 10, 2005
Based on the autobiographical novel by Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation (2001) has had a troubled past. Intended for release in 2001, Miramax buried it when Wurtzel made some controversial remarks about 9/11 and then criticized the film itself. Some reports...
