DEFENDOR REVIEW: Woody’s Finest Performance?

Geeks — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:09:04 +0000

Woody Harrelson turns in what could be the best performance of his career as a developmentally challenged man who takes the name of Defendor in his vigilante quest to clean up the streets of Hammer City. It’s becoming posh to do a send-up of the Superhero and Comicbook boom in Hollywood, but that’s not AT ALL what Defendor is. It’s an elegant use of the vocabulary of the vigilante to tell a deeply personal and tragic life story. It’s in limited release, but if you can find it, this indie gem is absolutely worth your time and money!

~Matt + Nat

ALICE IN WONDERLAND PREVIEW: Tim Burton in 3-D!

Geeks — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:00:09 +0000

It’s one thing to put a tool like 3-D in the hands of a man like James Cameron, who delicately and gracefully gives the audience a subtle feeling of depth. It is quite another to give it to a visionary auteur who is famous for breaking all the rules and letting his wild imagination loose on unsuspecting viewers, and with Tim Burton’s take on the tale of Alice in Wonderland, we can expect him to have pulled out all the stops… if he ever had any.

Re-teaming with Disney, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, this new vision of Alice and her Wonderland have both taken on a distinctly Burton flavour that is sure to make it singularly unique. On top of the visual style, Burton has concocted an entirely new story for Alice. Yes, you read that correctly, Lewis Carroll’s beloved text has been tossed out the window, leaving only the characters themselves to contend with Tim’s wild imagination. Sounds like a fair fight to us!

~Matt + Nat

THE WOLFMAN REVIEW: Improve Upon A Classic? Oh Yes.

Geeks — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:36:40 +0000

Let’s preface this review with the fact that Matt is quite possibly one of the biggest werewolf aficionado’s on the planet, having watched any and every lycanthropic-film in the last hundred years. And nothing but nothing compares to The Wolf-Man. Except, of course, The Wolfman. Faithful in all the right ways, and yet unafraid to weave a more complex storyline with more extreme Werewolf rampages, an even more foreign origin story, and an ending that will knock your socks off. Yes, that’s right, there’s a new Wolfman in Blackmoor, Chaney, and he can howl with the best of them.

~Matt + Nat

THE WOLFMAN PREVIEW: 70 Years and Still Scary

Geeks — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:34:48 +0000

Nearly 70 years after Lon Chaney Jr. first howled at the moon, Benicio Del Toro is slipping into his signature hair, ears and underbite to bring the classic Universal monster to life in Joe Johnston’s remake of The Wolf Man. With Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving and Emily Blunt along for the ride, and the visual effects make-up artist behind The Howling and An American Werewolf in London, it looks like this remake has got some serious teeth.

~Matt + Nat

BURIED SNEAK PEEK: All Ryan, All the Time

Geeks — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:51:25 +0000

When we heard that Ryan Reynolds teamed up with Spanish Director Rodrigo Cortes to make a film that takes place exclusively in a coffin for 90-minutes, we were terrified and intrigued. When it rocked Sundance and got a $3-Million Lionsgate distribution deal right after its premiere, we were sold! SO sit back, relax, and get freaked out by these clips from the film and see Ryan & Rodrigo the night of the Sundance premiere!

~Matt + Nat

THE BOOK OF ELI REVIEW: Rewatch!

Geeks — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:23:57 +0000

The Hughes Brothers may have delivered us a familiar “by the book” post-apocalyptic world, the story certainly took some unexpected turns to the point that The Book of Eli may just have a “Sixth Sense” need for a rewatch! Just keep your eye on Denzel in some of the clips in this review!

~Matt + Nat

THE BOOK OF ELI PREVIEW: Post God, Post Apocalypse

Geeks — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:42:24 +0000

The Hughes Brothers have been away from the limelight since 2001’s From Hell with Johnny Depp, but their return features the huge combo of Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman in a post-apocalyptic western-inspired tale of biblical proportions.

~Matt + Nat

DAYBREAKERS REVIEW: What $20M SHOULD Look Like.

Geeks — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:04:04 +0000

When young filmmakers with $20 million dollars decide to take on the vampire AND the science fiction genres at the same time, you really shouldn’t expect much. Which is why Daybreakers blew us away. Well conceived, imaginative, original and above all well done, this kind of film would have cost millions more if Hollywood decided to do something similar, and probably wouldn’t have turned out to be nearly as enjoyable!

~Matt + Nat

THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS REVIEW: …umm, what?

Geeks — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:08:01 +0000

Were it not for the extenuating circumstances of Heath Ledger’s death mid-production and the just-in-time rescue by faces like Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp, Terry Gilliam’s gorgeous masterpiece of nonsensical visual splendour might not have been a must-see film… but since all that DID happen, we can’t help but recommend it, warts and all!

~Matt + Nat

SHERLOCK HOLMES REVIEW: A Modern Period Piece

Geeks — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:15:24 +0000

Guy Ritchie certainly did not let directing a period piece take away from his signature style and flair, because somehow he’s made a historical film feel relevant and modern to an audience today. With a magnificent cast, amazing characters and a story worthy of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself, Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock is a new incarnation that will make Downey at home in the ranks of Michael Caine, Chistopher Plummer and Peter O’Toole.

~Matt + Nat