Into the Blu

Back in the late 1980′s, the subject of Autism was not well known throughout America. It was the film that is the subject of this review, Rain Man, that thrust the topic of Autism into the mainstream of the collective American consciousness. Since then, Autism has been in the news more and more, with the incidents of the diagnosis of Autism on the upswing and with the since discredited concerns about the role of vaccinations in the rise of the of the incidents of Autism over the past decade or so. Continue Reading

It seems that lately horror and thriller films have taken a turn to bloodying up the technological things we so often take for granted. From phones to internet connections; the things we so frequently use naively are intended to simplify life by enhancing our ability to communicate, however can be used for evil! While the concepts of such films in the past have completely lacked any sincerity in identifying our calamitous dependence for all things technology perhaps Elsewhere can provide some palpable social commentary. But I’m leaning towards Elsewhere averting any perceptive form of exploring societies misuse of social networking in place of sexual situations, violence, and tacky dialogue. Continue Reading

Dylan is a high school student who is terminally ill and is invited to a television show, which grants a final wish to dying people. Initially he is to announce his pre-selected wish of spending a day fishing with football star Jason O’Malley (Johnny Messner), but at the last minute he shocks everyone by announcing that he would like to spend a weekend alone with supermodel Nikki Sinclair (Sunny Mabrey). Nikki hears about this wish via her agent (Gina Gershon) who suggests that she visit Dylan to gain some much-needed public relation points. Reluctant at first, she eventually decides to visit albeit very brief and ultimately disappointing to Dylan. Continue Reading

Based on the 1959 Richard Condon novel of the same name, and a re-make of the original 1962 film, The Manchurian Candidate boasts an impressive star line up including Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, and Meryl Streep. The movie centers on the same basic plot as the original, but differs in many ways – offering many surprises for those of you who thought you knew how it would play out because you saw the original. Continue Reading

Nicholas Cage plays Yuri Orlov, the anti-hero arms dealer and protagonist of Lord of War. Alongside him is brother Vitaly Orlov played by Jared Leto in an impressive role. Lord of War was released in the same year where political dramas flooded the market (Munich, Syriana, etc) and never got the credit it deserved.

The movie starts in the early 80′s where Yuri and his family came to the U.S from the Ukraine under rule of the Soviets. Continue Reading