Hereafter
Film review by: Witney Seibold
There are three stories in “Hereafter,” and it’s loaded with incident, but, thanks to Clint Eastwood‘s usual softly deft directing, and penchant for gentle, climax-free storytelling, it feels almost incidental. (more…)
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
Film review by: Witney Seibold
You’ve probably heard about this little German oddity for months. Y’know, that effed-up film that has a mad scientist sewing three people together by their digestive tracts, anus-to-mouth? That’s the one. (more…)
How to Train Your Dragon
Film review by: Witney Seibold
Surprisingly charming, and unexpectedly above average, Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders‘ “How to Train Your Dragon” is one of those family films that may actually manage to be remembered. (more…)
Harry Brown
Film review by: Witney Seibold
Here is a film about a lonely septuagenarian (Michael Caine) who is so outraged by the skyrocketing gang crime in his once-placid neighborhood, that he buys a gun and takes matters into his own hands. The presence of Caine would almost make one believe that this is a rollicking, action-packed revenge fantasy. However, those of you expecting an ass-kicking, superhero vigilante movie will be disappointed – or perhaps elated – to find that Daniel Barber‘s film “Harry Brown” is actually a gray-shaded, downbeat, and almost depressing view of a society in entropy. (more…)
Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986)
Film review by: Witney Seibold
I’m not sure if I can really review a film like “Hamburger: The Motion Picture.” It’s a very, very, very odd affair, involving a premise that is not the least bit anchored in any reality. It seems to follow certain comedy tropes of the 1980s (a cast of various eccentrics working toward a common goal, á la “Police Academy”), but the common goal is so strange, and the process so unbelievable, that I’m not sure if I can say if it worked or not. I suppose I laughed, but that’s not necessarily an indicator that the film is funny. (more…)
Halloween II (2009)
Film review by: Witney Seibold
Michael Myers as dangerous hobo.
I don’t even know where to start on this one…
Hellboy
Film review by: Witney Seibold
Ron Perlman in the title role of “Hellboy” is the most brilliant stroke of casting since… I’ll say Crispin Glover as Willard. (more…)
The Hurt Locker
Film review by: Witney Seibold
I suspect that Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker,” will, more than any other film about the war in Iraq, be used as an exemplar for the modern soldier. (more…)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Film review by: Witney Seibold
This is the sixth film in the “Harry Potter” film series, and is fresher and more fun than any sixth film in any long-running film series has a right to be. (more…)
The Hangover
Film review by: Witney Seibold
I’ve seen a t-shirt, usually worn by obnoxious fratboy types, which features a stylized drawing of a bride and a groom. The bride is smiling, and the groom is frowning. (more…)
