Godzilla vs. Putzilla
Ever wondered why the Russians never made any apocalyptic movies? They really could. But they didn't. Think of Stalin. I am sure that the...
The Great Leveler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwfZyQeinTILove me tender/Love me sweet Sailor Ripley (Nicolas Cage) serenades Lula Pace Fortune (Laura Dern) in the final scene of Wild at Heart (1990),...
Mademoiselle Bovary Likes Blue
La Vie dAdèle (aka Blue is the Warmest Color)
Starring: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léa Seydoux, Jeremie Laheurte, Catherine Salée, Aurélien Recoing, Sandor Funtek, Karim Saidi,...
The Perks Of Being God
For just a moment, restrain yourself from delving into the Noah issue, and do not even touch the Noah movie debates. Keep it conceptual....
Trump d’Oeil, Samantha, Doris, and the Feminist Mystique
Donald Trump has called women various names, but what we hear most is the qualifiers "dog," "bimbo," and "fat pig."
Now, I believe the...
Doomsday by Lars. Omen by Women. Why Europeans Feel Good When the End Is...
Let's face it, Melancholia, by Danish director, Lars von Trier, is not a crowd-pleasing feature for Americans. It’s about a woman who feels it’s...
It Could Have Been Fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frsvWVEHowg
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Faux Terrorism Section commentator, was learning North Korean from an illegally purchased Rosetta Stone tape, when he took a break to...
Leviathan Does not Believe in Tears
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Movies We've Never Seen But Reviewed Section correspondent, was taking a nap when he dreamed he read Russian Movie Leviathan Gets Applause...
Hair, Nip, Rump and Kanye
The best four moments of the 57th Grammy Awards were shockingly not related to music but to the people who brought us atonal tonalities, aka amusical crap:
4....
The Unbearable Joy of Being O
In a recent editorial, Oprah Winfrey, the first African-American female billionaire, complained about the frustrations of not having time to suck. The Joy of...
Mein Gott, Wat a Drive! A Kinda Film Review by A. Schwarzenbier
Mein Gott, wat a film! Ja, zat Drive feature (DRIVE, 2011, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn) is really kohl. Danke Hollywood for zis kinda...
Argo: The Tough Answer to a Tough Question
012), 120 min, Drama, History, Thriller; Story: A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of...
The Sound of Fire and the Fury: Book Review
On January 9th, a new book will hit the book stands. Melania T. believes those will be the bargain fiction stands. Wishful thinking.
Trump's intricate...
Nolan’s Dunkirk through the Eyes of a Father and Son
Dana Neacsu (friend of the Father): How did you experience Nolan's Dunkirk?
Calin Georgescu (Father): From Bucharest, naturally, I viewed Dunkirk in Romanian, so to...