Articles Written by Donnie Saxton
Turtles Can Fly (2004) Movie Review
If you are looking for yet another opinion on the propriety of the Iraq war, you won’t find it in the first film from Iraq since the war began. “Turtles Can Fly,” the gritty and compelling movie by director Bahman Ghobadi seeks not to lecture but to [...]
October 7th, 2005 | Donnie Saxton | 0 Comments | Read MoreWomb Raider (2002) Movie Review
About halfway through “Womb Raider,” an unambitious, uber erotic spoof of 2001’s “Tomb Raider,” the star character (Cara Loft) summons a great deal of conviction and curtly says to her assistant, “Dillon, find the mud pit.” Anyone sitting through the first 45 minutes will know immediately that a naked lesbian rompfest is in the cards. [...]
July 20th, 2005 | Donnie Saxton | 0 Comments | Read MoreShaye and Kiki (2005) Movie Review
Most of the time spent watching “Shaye and Kiki,” the first DVD release from Indican Pictures, will be spent with a furrowed brow. Writer/director Eric Fournier and co-conspirator Shaye Saint John have assembled a benchmark for the bizarre that will leave most scratching their heads and reaching for a drink. Had someone misinformed me that [...]
July 9th, 2005 | Donnie Saxton | 0 Comments | Read More3 Steps to Heaven (1995) Movie Review
“3 Steps to Heaven” is a British crime drama about a female protagonist named Suzanne (Katrin Cartlidge) who takes it upon herself to solve the mysterious death of her boyfriend. Originally a TV movie, the story is derivative of many superior films where the main character assumes an investigative role upon a sincere belief that [...]
May 20th, 2005 | Donnie Saxton | 1 Comment | Read MoreClose Your Eyes aka Doctor Sleep (2002) Movie Review
“Close Your Eyes” is a British paranormal thriller directed by Nick Willing and based on the novel “Dr. Sleep” by Madison Smartt Bell. Though unread by me, judging by the film, “Dr. Sleep” appears to be of the Dan Brown progeny (or perhaps it’s the other way around) where a mysterious and ancient religious sect [...]
April 27th, 2005 | Donnie Saxton | 0 Comments | Read MoreI’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (2003) Movie Review
Somewhat disturbingly, I can easily imagine Clive Owen (”Sin City”) in 1971 practicing his chilling stare in an English sandbox while taking some poor toddler’s lunch money. That same year, Mike Hodges released his benchmark revenge thriller “Get Carter”, which defined film exploration of the London underworld with gruesome and realistic imagery. Now, some 30-plus [...]
April 4th, 2005 | Donnie Saxton | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Life aka Yo Puta aka Whore (2004) Movie Review
One of the most confusing things about “The Life,” a film fraught with confusion, is what to call it. Upon theatrical release it was called “Yo Puta,” presumably because the film is based on a novel of the same name. Between then and the recent DVD release, a decision was made to market it overseas [...]
March 9th, 2005 | Donnie Saxton | 0 Comments | Read MoreBlack Christmas (1974) Movie Review
About 90 minutes into “Black Christmas”, my mind began to wander to Steve McQueen spinning his tires in the classic car chase scene from 1968’s “Bullitt.” In ‘68, that particular scene was virtuoso — a defining scene spawning hundreds of imitations over the next few decades. But if you show that same scene to a [...]
January 13th, 2005 | Donnie Saxton | 0 Comments | Read MoreSideways (2004) Movie Review
“Sideways” is the fourth film from writer/director Alexander Payne, who made his feature-film debut with 1996’s “Citizen Ruth”, and followed it up with “Election” in 1999 and the Jack Nicholson starrer “About Schmidt” in 2002. Unlike the latter two, Payne’s latest, “Sideways”, doesn’t just observe its subjects from a short distance, but instead chooses to [...]
January 3rd, 2005 | Donnie Saxton | 0 Comments | Read MoreNational Treasure (2004) Movie Review
Promoting a blockbuster can be a double-edged sword, just ask the makers of “National Treasure”. Trailers and promos get people in the theater, but often reduce the quality of the overall experience. If you have watched even half an hour of television this month, chances are you’ve seen at least three trailers for Jerry Bruckheimer’s [...]
November 24th, 2004 | Donnie Saxton | 0 Comments | Read More
me and my pop are going to see this 
I would be dissapointed if I didn't like Rhonda Mitra. LOVED her in Doomsday 
@ LSB
yeah, if it was a fight scene for mortal combat: bakura vs scropion...
Wong: Cut cut cut!
Goku: whats wrong? im ...
NO!! THATS ESME!! -.- as much as I dislike her.... -.- 
