Kites: The Remix

Not a brain in its well-toned body, but you may not care

Drama
Rod Lott
In wanting to be everything to everybody, “Kites” ends up being less than cohesive, but oddly entertaining in pieces.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Mesrine: Killer Instinct

Rippingly good crime drama rivals the best

Drama
Rod Lott
Whenever Vincent Cassel has crossed over into American films, from "Ocean's Twelve" to "Black Swan," he appears to be such a wiry, little fellow.

Monday, February 14, 2011

The 7th Dawn

Rather dull, but it has a monkey

Drama
Rod Lott
For a film that bills itself as a great adventure, "The 7th Dawn" is rather dull. This may be — must be — because it's made in 1964, before America realized it couldn't win every war (read: Vietnam).

Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Cobweb

'Mad Men' in a madhouse, 50 years ago

Drama
Rod Lott
With all its drama surrounding drinking, dalliances and draperies, Vincente Minnelli's "The Cobweb" is one seriously sudsy soap.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Enter the Void

Drama
Rod Lott
Says the male lead as he's dealing drugs at a club, "Be careful. They're really trippy."

Monday, January 17, 2011

Paper Man

Drama
Rod Lott
Recently, by coincidence, I've viewed two DVDs which utilized the idea of its slightly crazy main character having an imaginary friend.

Friday, January 14, 2011