‘Bad Romance’: Bad satire
DIRECTOR Ian del Carmen meant for “Bad Romance” to be a satire on local “rom-coms” – romantic comedies. To accomplish this, he seems to have turned to “Hostel” and “Kill Bill” for inspiration....
View Article‘Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’: Humor outsourced
TROLLING the cable movie channels last week for something more cerebral than monster anacondas on a rampage and the undead stalking the living, I chanced upon “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.” The film...
View Article‘The Bride and the Lover’ hard to pin down
IT ISN’T everyday that I encounter a movie that features a bizarre love triangle, two aborted weddings and a happy ending. It’s like discovering a new species of animal that is evolutionarily...
View Article‘Bromance’: Low-brow comedy with a difference
IT USED to be called “buddy film,” a screen glorification of male bonding at its strongest. “Buddy” later gave way to “bro,” which some shrewd wordsmith fused with “romance.” So now we have “bromance”...
View ArticleThe not-so-great ‘Gatsby’
I’M sure never in his wildest dreams did F. Scott Fitzgerald imagine his book “The Great Gatsby” reincarnated as a 3D movie. But Baz Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge!”, “Romeo+Juliet,” “Australia”) is one...
View Article‘Fast and Furious 6’: Turbocharged mayhem
GOSH, is it FF6 already? I saw the first chapter of what has become a profitable franchise, and caught snatches of the second (“Tokyo Drift”) on Cinemax. Numbers 3, 4 and 5 slipped past me completely....
View ArticlePerformance capture: New wave or dreaded tsunami?
ALLOW me to digress from my usual dissection of a cinematic work to ruminate on a subject that has created a deep impact on the movie industry. No, it’s not whether Jason Statham will play the villain...
View Article‘After Earth’ leaves bad aftertaste
I DON’T see why “After Earth” is raising such a fuss about its not-so subtle references to Scientology. So what if it does? So what if Will Smith is following in Tom Cruise’s footsteps on the path to...
View ArticleThe Heat: One hot comedy
SANDRA Bullock loves the f-word. Oh yes. Miss Congeniality said so, in a recent interview on news.com.au. “When you say the f-bomb in just the right way, with enough power behind it…there’s nothing...
View Article‘Boses:’ The healing power of music
“MUSIC expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” The quote is Victor Hugo’s, but it is also the compelling message of “Boses.” The movie is one of the indie...
View ArticleMoana glows with Disney’s magic
WALT Disney Pictures’ 56th animated feature film, “Moana,” is proof that the master of animated movies has not lost its touch. It has... The post Moana glows with Disney’s magic appeared first on...
View Article2017: Rise of the recycled films
by Fort Yerro Cinemadroid BRACE yourself for a swarm of movie sequels coming your way in 2017. No less than 20 films are... The post 2017: Rise of the recycled films appeared first on Celebrity SunStar.
View ArticleThe big Oscars flub
By Fort Yerro Cinemadroid IT WAS the most awkward two minutes and 22 seconds in Oscars history. In that brief episode, the final... The post The big Oscars flub appeared first on Celebrity SunStar.
View ArticleLuck at First Sight plays the winning hand
By Fort Yerro Cinemadroid LUCK and love don’t mix. You can’t have both at the same time. That’s the premise around which Luck... The post Luck at First Sight plays the winning hand appeared first on...
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