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A Home at the End of the World
I think my initial problem here is that I read the book a couple of years ago, so I don't remember it extremely well. I really need to go to the library and especially check out the ending. That ending really kills what's otherwise a good...
Night Visitor
You know what happens when you can't sleep? You end up watching a crappy late-night movie like 1989's "Night Visitor." Or an infomercial with Tom Bosley. Actually the latter might be better.The movie starts off with a premise simila...
Terminator Salvation
First off it's important to note that "Terminator Salvation" qualifies as what I'd call a midquel. It's a sequel to some events of James Cameron's "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and the non-Cameron produced "Terminator ...
In Bruges
Like "The Ice Harvest" that I watched previously, this is another film taking place during the holidays that is not a holiday film. Instead it's a dark comedy/crime caper about two hitmen who flee to the medieval Belgian town of Bruges after a ...
The Ice Harvest
Nothing quite says the holiday like stealing $2 million from your boss and plotting to skip town with your best friend the local porn dealer. Unlike heist movies like "Ocean's 11" the crime isn't the central focus of the store. It's getti...
Chaplin
I usually stay away from biopics because let's face it, they aren't REAL. Sure they're based on real events, but they're always dramatized because let's face it, life doesn't package itself neatly into a convenient 2-3 hour story. And the...

