Attention my friends, family and fellow shortbread lovers, I have a proposition for you. Mark, yes THE Mark from Three Rows Back, a DSB favorite, approached me a little while ago about starting up a brand new blogathon revolving around the discussion of film. This would be my very first time hosting and/or co-hosting something … Continue reading Casting Call: Bloggers wanted for ‘The Decades Blogathon’
Month: April 2015
Genre Grandeur – Enemy (2014) – Digital Shortbread
It has been too long since I last participated in Rob’s Genre Grandeur feature, but I’m finally back with an entry into this month’s Dystopian-themed edition, which was picked by James of Back to the Viewer.
Check out my post and leave a comment if you like!
Thanks again Rob.
For this month’s next review for Genre Grandeur – Dystopian Movies, here’s a review of Enemy (2014) by Tom of Digital Shortbread
Thanks again to James of Back to the Viewer for choosing this month’s genre.
Next month’s Genre has been chosen by S.G. Liput of Rhyme and Reason. We will be reviewing our favorite fantasy/sci-fi animated movies (non-Disney or Pixar) . Please get me your submissions by 25th May by sending them to animated@movierob.net Try to think out of the box! Great choice S.G.!
Let’s see what Tom thought of this movie:
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Enemy
Number of times seen: 1 (March, 2015)
Brief Synopsis: A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie. (IMDb)
My take on it: Jake Gyllenhaal continues proving the theory correct that if you watch a movie with him in it, you’ll at the very least be…
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Ex Machina
Release: Friday, April 10, 2015 [Theater] Written by: Alex Garland Directed by: Alex Garland In 21st Century filmmaking creating an original sci fi film is arguably a greater challenge than coming up with a respectable romantic comedy. Okay, so maybe it's not quite that difficult. Somewhere out there lies a subterranean network of rooms packed to the ceiling with … Continue reading Ex Machina
True Story
Release: Friday, April 17, 2015 [Theater] Written by: Rupert Goold; David Kajganich Directed by: Rupert Goold True story: Rupert Goold's cinematic adaptation of the memoir penned by disgraced New York Times writer Michael Finkel elicits more yawns than being forced to sit through days' worth of testimony in an actual courtroom would. It ought to be a compliment that … Continue reading True Story
The Babadook
Release: Friday, November 28, 2014 (limited) [Redbox] Written by: Jennifer Kent Directed by: Jennifer Kent It's official. I'm in love with horror once again. It's some kind of feat the hype surrounding Jennifer Kent's much-acclaimed horror film has gotten to the point where it feels like watching the 'scariest film in years' this far into 2015 is, yeah, a little like … Continue reading The Babadook
Wild Tales
Release: Friday, February 20, 2015 (limited) [Theater] Written by: Damián Szifrón Directed by: Damián Szifrón Having a rough day at the office? Car get towed? Is your name Britt McHenry? Wild Tales may be exactly the movie you need to see today. Allow Argentinian Damián Szifrón to remedy your red-letter-day blues with a different kind of cinematic experience … Continue reading Wild Tales
JCR Factor #1
Well, this is only about a month later than I promised. But, like The Joker, I am a man of my word, and I'm here to deliver you the goods. This is the first installment of what hopefully will be a long-running monthly feature, one that replaces last year's Franco Files. I think in order … Continue reading JCR Factor #1
Woman in Gold
Release: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 [Theater] Written by: Alexi Kaye Campbell Directed by: Simon Curtis For a film trading in the recovery of stolen artwork at the hands of the Nazis Woman in Gold should, without necessarily resorting to graphic depiction, linger in the mind much longer than it's going to. Simon Curtis' suitably respectful tone and ability … Continue reading Woman in Gold
The Voices
Release: Friday, February 6, 2015 [Redbox] Written by: Michael R. Perry Directed by: Marjane Satrapi I always knew cats were inherently evil. What with their pawing and purring and hairballs and general infatuation with chasing their own tails. Is evil the right word? In this case, yes . . . yes it is; cats take on an entirely darker … Continue reading The Voices
Danny Collins
Release: Friday, April 10, 2015 [Theater] Written by: Dan Fogelman Directed by: Dan Fogelman Perspective is a tool we come to wield better with age. As months beget years and years decades, we can look back and reconsider things we could have or shouldn't have done. I'd like to not put too fine a point on it by … Continue reading Danny Collins
