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Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy might just be my favorite movie of the year. Director Tomas Alfredson caught my attention a few years ago with his Swedish film Let the Right One in, which in my opinion is the best vampire film I've seen. This is a very different movie, but he still uses very similar techniques. He shoots several shots from a distance which sort of sets the mood of the story dealing with espionage, the setting is also very dark and grayish, and the story ... continue reading...

In Time [Blu-ray + DVD + Digital copy]“Time is money” I tell my boss every time I invoice my hours he then just shrugs and writes me a check as we jokingly haggle over my pay.  But seriously that is the premise of this movie.  It’s kind of a super stylish futuristic Robin Hood.  On paper that sounds like a completely awesome flick and it could have been.  Unfortunately it falls in the ditch of being another style over substance sci-fi “action-thriller.”The Synopsis According to ... continue reading...

The Big Year [Blu-ray]This film could have gone many different directions.  The Big Year could have been a Christopher Guest style mockumentary, or a beautiful depiction of mans connection with nature, or a interesting character piece about birders.  Unfortunately the Big Year is none of these things.  The Big Year is a middle of the road comedic piece that grabs at all of these things but never holds on too long.  The Big Year is loosely based on a nonfiction book of the same name--"This is a ... continue reading...

Spellbound [Blu-ray]I’m not going to lie I kind of think that Hitchcock’s American work is not as good as his previous work in Canada or the UK.  However this is one of the better Hitch & Selznick features.   This is not the 39 Steps or The Lady Vanishes it is much more Hollywood. Synopsis Time!The head of the Green Manors mental asylum Dr. Murchison is retiring to be replaced by Dr. Edwardes, a famous psychiatrist. Edwardes arrives and is immediately attracted to the beautiful but cold Dr. ... continue reading...