According to the gaggle of morons who saw the film in the same theater I did, the end of Daybreakers is stupid. Why anyone would release what’s essentially a film noir slash action slash vampire movie in American theaters is beyond me… at least outside of areas with high literacy rates (I live in a […]
Entries Tagged as 'Willem Dafoe'
Daybreakers (2009, Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig)
January 11th, 2010 · No Comments
Tagged: Lions Gate Films· Michael Spierig· Peter Spierig· Willem Dafoe· ★★★
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004, Wes Anderson)
February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The problem with The Life Aquatic reveals itself quite clearly in the final act, as the cast all gives Bill Murray shoulder squeezes of support. The scene is supposed to mean something profound. It’s Murray confronting not just his Moby Dick (a quest for vengeance lost in the film, maybe because they knew it was […]
Tagged: Bill Murray· Cate Blanchett· Noah Baumbach· Owen Wilson· Touchstone Pictures· Wes Anderson· Willem Dafoe· ★★★
Inside Man (2006, Spike Lee)
October 29th, 2007 · No Comments
Inside Man has got to be the cleverest remake of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three made to date, starring Denzel Washington as Walter Matthau and Clive Owen as Robert Shaw and Jodie Foster as Martin Balsam. Okay, just kidding. Kind of. Inside Man, rather pointedly, follows in the Dog Day Afternoon tradition of […]
Tagged: Chiwetel Eliofor· Christopher Plummer· Denzel Washington· Jodie Foster· Russell Gewirtz· Spike Lee· Universal Pictures· Willem Dafoe· ★★★



