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SILK ROAD

February 23, 2021 By Leave a Comment

SILK ROAD

There is a wealth of confirmation to be found about many of our worst nightmares in SILK ROAD, a cautionary tale of stereotypes, specialization, and the consequences of absolute freedom. Based on an article by David Kushner in Rolling Stone, it charts the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht (Nick Robinson), a 20-something idealist of… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, dark web, DEA, drug sales, FBI, fungible ethics, internet sales, libertarian, murder for hire

GOAT

September 22, 2016 By 1 Comment

GOAT

GOAT is not a subtle film, though the performances by its young cast are wonderfully nuanced. Based on the eponymous memoir by Ben Land, it opens with a mob of naked frat boys caught up in slow-motion frenzy of testosterone-driven, gleeful aggression.  We do not see what it is that they are kicking, but we… Read More »

Tagged With: college, fraternity, hazing, masculinity, ritual, torture

SAUSAGE PARTY

August 12, 2016 By Leave a Comment

SAUSAGE PARTY

It’s just as well that Seth Rogan’s animated comedy, SAUSAGE FEST, is R-rated. That would be because the most awkward question a parent might have to answer after his or her child has seen this metaphysically dense romp wouldn’t be about the specific mechanics involved in the bonding between Brenda (Kristen Wiig), a bosomy hot… Read More »

Tagged With: animated, bagel, bath salts, grits, hot dog bun, lavash, orgy, sausage, sex, stereotypes

MAGIC MIKE XXL: Flash and Dazzle

July 4, 2015 By 1 Comment

MAGIC MIKE XXL: Flash and Dazzle

Steven Soderbergh is an executive producer of MAGIC MIKE XXL, but that is the only trace of that director to be found in this sequel that is more about joy than angst. Channing Tatum, returning as the eponymous male stripper, has taken the fun and dazzle from the original and eschewed most of the cerebral… Read More »

Tagged With: Channing Tatum, exotic dancing, MAGIC MIKE XXL, male bonding, male strippers, narrative, red velvet cake, road trip, sequel

RIGHTEOUS KILL

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

The best performance in RIGHTEOUS KILL is not given by either of its storied leads, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. It’s not given by the solid supporting cast of Donnie Wahlberg, John Leguizamo, Carla Gugino, and Brian Dennehey, who all add a raffish interest while still seeming to pull their punches in an attempt… Read More »

KICK ASS

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Forget subtexts about the influence of media violence on young and impressionable minds. Forget the other subtext about effect of family dynamics in forming the characters of those equally young and impressionable minds. Though both are present in KICK ASS, based on the comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., and employed as… Read More »

LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Life is frustrating, exhilarating, confusing, astounding and unpredictable. So is LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS, a film with high aspirations and a slightly muddled follow-through. Based on Jamie Reidy’s book “Hard Sell: The Evolution of A Viagra™ Saleman” and set against the world of medicine as a business, it makes a piquant juxtaposition of Viagra™ and true… Read More »

THE SITTER

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

There is in Jonah Hill a palpable undertone of menace. When playing his usual lovable schlub, or especially when playing a character such as the titular CYRUS, who may or may not actually be unhinged, there is always the distinct potential lurking in the piercing gaze when his character stops talking, that the next move… Read More »

PROJECT X

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

A man and his son have a significant moment as a crane lifts the former’s Mercedes from the family swimming pool. How the car got there, and the impact of how it got there on the relationship that father and son will have with each other and with the world at large from that moment… Read More »

21 JUMP STREET

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

There is a palpable love for the original television series in 21 JUMP STREET. A love that encompasses both the premise and that premise’s lack of credibility. As in, a group of police officers going undercover in various high schools in to infiltrate the illegal doings there, and bring the perps to justice. It was… Read More »

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