I'm going to try out this new format, something that more or less mirrors the stripped down format of reviews that you find from the critics on popular web engines and such. It's been a bit of a dilemma since I still really enjoy writing reviews but no one really seems to read them, especially in this age of hustle and bustle. I can only imagine that if "War and Peace" was written today, the publishers would ask Tolstoy to cut it down by 500 pages to appease our ADD society. It's a good thing he wrote the novel back then. Sigh.
In Theaters Now:
"True Grit" - 3 (out of 5) stars - "A handsomely crafted remake by the Coen brothers which captures an essence of the novel that wasn't present in the original. A nearly great film, it only suffers from an occasional glitch here and there. Bridges' and Steinfeld's performances are worth the watch alone."
"Black Swan" - 4 stars - "Yet another stripped down fantastic work from Darren Aronofsky. Much in the same vein as "The Wrestler", the film captures the seldom viewed behind the scenes look of an art form in a haunting fashion. Portman is perfectly cast as the inner tortured Nina Sayers."
On DVD:
"I'm Still Here" - 1 star - "One can only ask what the point of this film is. In thinking that the film is real, it's painful at best; in knowing the film is a hoax, it's completely worthless. This is simply a waste of time and makes you wish he wasn't still there."
"Bug" - 3 stars - "A true head scratcher of a film. Mildly disturbing, very cynical, and a film that more or less gets under your skin. Both Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon are so incredibly convincing throughout the film that their paranoia seems to drift out of the screen onto the audience, making you want to itch as well."
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