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Hancock (2008) Movie Review
Studios like an actor who is a “sure thing,” and Will Smith is one of those. He’s an extremely bankable superstar who is seemingly loved by all age groups and ethnicities, because he’s likable. Look at his top four grossing films, ranked in order from highest to lowest, “Independence Day,” “I Am Legend,” “Men in [...]
July 2nd, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 3 comments | Read MoreThe (One-Armed) Machine Girl (2008) Movie Review
Ami (Minase Yashiro) is your typical high school student. She hangs out with her friend, plays basketball, and watches over her younger brother, Yu (Ryosuke Kawamura), who, unbeknownst to her is being bullied by the son of a yakuza and his friends. The gang extorts money from Yu and his friend Takeshi, and when they [...]
June 30th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 2 comments | Read MoreWanted (2008) Movie Review
“Night Watch” (2004) put Russian director Timur Bekmambetov on the map. Based on the novel by Sergei Lukyanenko, it tells of the ancient battle between light (good) and dark (evil) and the man who will decide which side will triumph. Why did this Russian language film make such a splash? It’s a visual stunner with [...]
June 29th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 1 comment | Read MoreThe Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief (2006) Movie Review
As the credits rolled at the end of “The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief” (2006), I immediately thought of “Leaving Las Vegas,” “The Grifters,” and “Requiem for a Dream,” three feature films that have also left me with a similar sense of numbness and depression. All of these films are about [...]
June 28th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 0 comments | Read MoreThe Signal (2007) Movie Review
Around midnight in the city of Terminus, Ben (Justin Welborn)’s TV turns itself on, waking him up. Broadcasting across the airwaves is a signal that consists of pulsating and morphing images and an annoying droning sound. After he returns to bed, his lover Mya (Anessa Ramsey) tells him that she has to go home; her [...]
June 25th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 0 comments | Read MoreThe Strangers (2008) Movie Review
(May contain spoilers) Following a friend’s wedding reception, Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman) return to the latter’s family vacation home. This was also supposed to be their big night as James proposes to Kristen. But she rejects him, saying that she isn’t “ready.” Still aching, from rejection and a collapsed engagement, he calls [...]
June 4th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 3 comments | Read MoreEdges of Darkness (2008) Movie Review
Have you ever felt like watching a horror film, but couldn’t decide if you should choose a film about zombies, vampires, parasitic machines, the anti-Christ, or the apocalypse? Thanks to “Edges of Darkness,” you no longer have to make a choice, because this indie film contains ALL of these elements in one place.
The film [...]
Diary of the Dead (2007) Movie Review
During his 40-year career, George A. Romero has made 17 films, five of which have been about the “living dead.” His last film, the 2005 “Land of the Dead,” had an uncharacteristically large budget, $15 million; a wide theatrical release; and starred several big names, including John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Simon Baker, and Asia Argento. [...]
May 26th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 3 comments | Read MoreThe Cottage (2008) Movie Review
The British already know that writer-director Paul Andrew Williams is one to watch. His feature film debut, “London to Brighton” (2006), saw him being nominated for a BAFTA, as the Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer. He may have lost out on that one to Andrea Arnold for “Red Road,” but he didn’t [...]
May 6th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 0 comments | Read MoreProm Night (2008) Movie Review
Nearly 30 years ago, Jamie Lee Curtis gave her lungs a workout in “Prom Night,” playing Kim Hammond, a prom queen who, along with her three friends, was terrorized by a vengeful killer. Their crime? Six years prior, they had antagonized a child, which had resulted in its death. Aside from the teens being stalked [...]
April 13th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 0 comments | Read MoreBefore the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) Movie Review
Even though director Sidney Lumet has been working in the film industry since 1948, he really only came into his own during the 1970s, when he churned out a back-to-back string of cinematic classics, including “Serpico” (1973), “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974), “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), “Network” (1976), and “Equus” (1977). Over the last [...]
April 8th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 0 comments | Read More
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I call b.s on the report and all the supposed bad buzz surrounding Rose Mcgowan. Any red blooded male who ...
It doesn't look Death Racey to me, at least not in comparison to the original. What's so hopeless about ...
