REVIEWS OF STORIES ON SCREENS

Rachel Noonan — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:57:16 +0000

Kick-Ass was, well…Ok, I have to be cheesy; Kick- Ass was kick ass! It was a mis-marketed movie that is one part hyper-stylized animated action, one part love story and one part awesome. The script was written to entertain and suspend disbelief for a few hours of quick-witted one-liners, fantastic action sequences and a chance for the underdog to come out shooting. Loved it. Kick-Ass will be a cult classic. Oceans is no Planet Earth, but it was worth watching. If you have kids, it’s a must. The colors and vibrancy of the fish are out of this world. The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights Watching the White Stripes cross Canada with the goal of playing every province and territory in Canada was very special. Having spent years with difficulties crossing the Canadian border, Jack and Meg not only play each province and territory, but play under-visited towns, touching down in places like St.John’s, Newfoundland and small Inuit towns with populations of around 20,000. Playing in bowling alleys and on small local streets, you get acoustics and performances never to be repeated. There is such a feeling of distance and closeness between Meg and Jack White; a former married couple who play in a band of two. There are three new things I learned about the White Stripes from this doc; Meg is almost certainly a stoner, I will be a White Stripes fan for life and finally, Meg and Jack have an uncanny ability to communicate emotions without even a single glance (causing tears from my eyes to appear). Whether they are tears of happiness, empathy or sadness is the question. Fun and mildly entertaining. I would say it’s a rental. Matt Dillon is still pretty hot. What the ‘F’ happened to Lawrence Fishburn? Can anyone say, “Hi, My name is Lawrence Fishburn, I’m broke and am going to sell some cred for cash, who’s buyin’?

Watch It: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Fabio Abreu — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:36:24 +0000

First things first, let’s get rid of some movie-goers. The movie is foreign. It’s Swedish, so subtitles. Its disturbing, graphic violence and mature subject matter are not for the fainthearted. Now that everyone’s gone, the adaptation from global bestseller, the late Stieg Larsson, is a thrilling take on the murder-mystery genre, which captivates from first to final act. The cold, dry backdrop of Sweden’s countryside appropriately sets the tone for the dark case of Harriet Vanger’s mysterious disappearance 40 years ago. Convinced the killer was someone in his own powerful family; Harriet’s beloved uncle commissions the disgraced financial reporter, Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) and troubled computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) to unravel the mystery. The acting from both leads is excellent, but the poise with which Rapace portrays her demanding role of bleak heroine is a delight for film aficionados grown tired of vacuous female heroes. Out already in limited release across the US, Canadians have to wait for the end of May to catch this suspense-thriller. The good news is that the two other novels in the trilogy are also being adapted into film. Hopefully they’re released before Hollywood has a chance to botch this into another horrible English remake (See or don’t see 2009’s Brothers).

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REVIEWS OF STORIES ON SCREENS

Watch It: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo