Nightmare on Elm St. Movie Review
Platinum Dunes attempts to resurrect Freddy Krueger with a new ‘Nightmare’ that amounts to little more than a long yawn.
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Cinema Retro-1939: Dark Victory Review
DARK VICTORY (Not rated-probably G equivalent) 104 min. Directed by: Edmund Goulding. Written by: Casey Robinson from the play by George Emerson Brewer Jr. Starring: Bette Davis, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Humphrey Bogart, Ronald Reagan. Cinematography: Ernest Haller. Original Music by: Max Steiner, Howard Jackson. “I think I’ll have a large order of prognosis negative”–Judith [...]
Family Night: Looking Back on ‘The Blind Side’
Ninja Rating: Originally published in November 2009. John Lee Hancock’s film version of Michael Lewis’ novel, The Blind Side is an unexpected holiday gift to movie-goers looking for a little emotional uplift with their theater experience. In a sea of empty calorie FX pictures, yawny teen flicks, and devestating dramatic pieces, The Blind Side is that dependable [...]
Vision Quest: Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus Review
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (PG-13) Directed by: Terry Gilliam. Written by: Terry Gilliam & Charles McKeown Starring: Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Heath Ledger, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell Ninja Rating: It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a Terry Gilliam film that has stirred in me any sense [...]
DVD Dojo: Daybreakers Review
Daybreakers (R) 108 min. Written & Directed by: The Spiereg Brothers. Starring: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Isabel Lucas Cinematography: Ben Nott Score: Christopher Gordon Ninja Rating: At a Christmas get-together this year, one of my extended family members told me he had seen the site and would probably read it more if I [...]
Chaw Review
Chaw (NR) Running Time: 121 min. Directed by: Jeong-Won Shin Starring: Tae-Woong Eom, Yoon Jae-Moon, Yu-mi Jeong, Earl Wayne Ording Cinematography: Barry Stone PCN Rating: Jeong-Won Shin’s Chaw is an amazingly buffoonish piece of work. Think Police Academy meets Razorback. Although in concept it sounds like a thriller, there’s nothing more to this one than [...]
The Wolfman Review
The Wolfman (R) 103 min. Directed by: Joe Johnston Written by: Andrew Kevin Walker & David Self Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving Cinematography: Original Score: Danny Elfman PCN Rating: There is a scene in the new Wolfman where Emily Blunt runs through the foggy night forest, pursued by Del Toro’s [...]
Avatar Review
Running time: 162 Minutes Rating: PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking. Written and Directed By: James Cameron Staring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Joel Moore, Wes Studi, CCH Pounder, and Laz Alonso PCN Rating: The lights turn down, the 3-D glasses [...]
Top 25 Animated Movies of the Decade: Part 2
December 10th, 2009– Ok, here we go. The top ten animated films of the last decade. There’s not much to say here that I didn’t mention in the first installment of this article. Honestly, this was such a great 10 years for animation in general, that even limiting the choices and ranking them has been [...]
Top 25 Animated Films of the Decade: Part 1
The list-a-thon continues at PCN as we count down the best animated films of the past decade.
Sauna Review
PCN Rating: A.J. Anila’s Sauna is an odd and challenging film. The Finnish horror feature is the second for its director and like his first, Jade Warrior, it’s a melding of genres; supernatural horror, historical drama and existential mystery. A grim, cold and foreboding movie, Sauna is really about the price of sin and the nature of guilt. Drawing on the [...]