INKHEART is a dreary film about a clever idea. Director Iain Softely has dulled the edges of this tale of books that come to life a little too literally and the result is a leaden trudge through badly rendered character development and performances that are as dull as the ci-mentioned edges. The one exception is… Read More »
QUIET AMERICAN, THE
THE QUIET AMERICAN is a subtle, deeply disturbing film with a performance by Michael Caine that is a marvel of understated elegance, delivering an emotional punch of prodigious proportions. Based on the novel by Graham Greene, it tells the story of a romantic triangle that is emblematic of the intrigues surrounding Vietnam at the time… Read More »
LOONEY TUNES — BACK IN ACTION
The wonderful thing about Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck when I was a kid was that they were deliciously subversive. I may not have known that word exactly, but I had no trouble understanding the concept, the which I latched onto with a full heart and a wicked delight that has endured to this day.… Read More »