LAFF Review: ‘Fruitvale Station’

Here’s my review of this year’s big Sundance hit and future Oscar-contender for Mr. Harvey Weinstein himself, Fruitvale Station. It’s good, but it’s very problematic. Click here to read my review straight from LAFF.

LAFF Review: ‘Goodbye World’

Here’s my latest review of LAFF: The obnoxiously indie “hipster apocalypse” film, Goodbye World. Click here to read the review.

CinEffect Podcast Episode 6: Man of Steel, The Last of Us, This is the End, and more!

We talk about more stuff!

To listen to the episode, click here.

You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes and a traditional RSS feed, as well.

TIMELINE

(0:00) Intro

GAMES
(6:57) Alex Played Nothing
(7:48) The Last of Us

MOVIES
(31:24) Alex’s Before Trilogy Marathon (Before Midnight)
(53:18) Chris’s LA Film Festival Coverage
(1:04:42) This is the End
(1:16:32) Man of Steel
(1:38:18) What’s Next Week
(1:44:10) Links/Twitter

CinEffect Podcast Episode 5: VHS 2, Remember Me, The Purge, Ni No Kuni, and more.

We talk lots of stuff!

To listen to the episode, click here.

You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes and a traditional RSS feed, as well.

TIMELINE

(0:00) Ni No Kuni OST
(0:48) Intro

GAMES
(3:02) Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
(17:41) Remember Me

MOVIES
(43:02) The Purge
(58:24) The Hangover Part III
(1:07:40) Man of Steel
(1:31:12) V/H/S 2

LAFF Review: Delivery

First negative review of the festival. My review of Delivery on Movie Mezzanine.

LAFF Review: You’re Next

I finally got to see You’re Next and it was as good as I’ve heard. Click here to read my review.

LAFF Review: Europa Report

Europa Report is effective, low-budget, incredibly realistic science fiction. My review on Movie Mezzanine: Click the link.

LAFF Review: Short Term 12

This is a great movie! See it when it comes out! My A+ review is now on Movie Mezzanine. Click this link to read.

The David Lynch Retrospective: ‘Blue Velvet’

My Lynch Retrospective continues with a look at one of his best and most famous films, Blue Velvet. Click this link to read.

Some Brief Thoughts on ‘Man of Steel’

I got to see Man of Steel early last night. I’m not writing a review since Movie Mezzanine’s own Kevin Ketchum just wrote a very positive one on the site. That being said, I have a lot to say on the film, and I want to get those thoughts out for anyone thinking about seeing it. Don’t worry, I won’t spoil anything since, obviously, the general public hasn’t been given the chance to see it yet. Without further ado: Here are my thoughts IN BULLET POINT FORM OMG!