Garden State

Zach Braff (USA, 2004) I wasn’t all that hyped for this, to be honest. The second film I had seen in Film Four’s current ‘New Hollywood’ season, Garden State’s description as ‘written by, directed by and starring Zach Braff’ filled me with trepidation. It’s not that I don’t like him – he’s a perfectly fineContinue reading “Garden State”

Secretary

Steven Shainberg (USA, 2002) For some reason I decided a few weeks back to create a ‘Gyllenhaal’ tag, to which films of both Gyllenhaal siblings would refer. I decided that having never seen a film starring either Gyllenhaal sibling, but thought it might be nice to click on a tag and see references to bothContinue reading “Secretary”

Film Review: 300

Zack Snyder (2006)I like a variety of films. I like film adaptations of comics and graphic novels. This film, though… And I don’t really know where to start with it, either, as everything that could be wrong with this film is wrong with it. Perhaps I should take a look at 300 in the manyContinue reading “Film Review: 300”

Phantoms

Joe Chappelle (1998) Saw this last night on the television, and was very pleasantly surprised. I was flicking through the channels and I saw Rose McGowan get out of a car and figured I could watch for a few minutes. The film was just starting, and I noticed Dean Koontz wrote it, so I decidedContinue reading “Phantoms”