Articles by Chris Thompson

300

August 22, 2007 // 0 Comments

Frank Miller has certainly become an icon over the years as his visionary graphic novels have found their way to the big screen, and "300" is probably the most ambitious one yet. This is a cutting edge piece of work, and filmed in such a unique [...]

Shooter

August 20, 2007 // 0 Comments

From Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day", "Tears Of The Sun", "King Arthur") we have a film based on the Stephen Hunter novel "Point Of Impact". There are three other novels that feature the same character, Bob Lee [...]

Waiting…

August 14, 2007 // 0 Comments

"Waiting…" is a feature film written and directed by Rob McKittrick, who reportedly came up with all of the ideas as he waited tables, and was created with a very small budget. The plotless film simply follows a large cast of young [...]

Hustle & Flow

August 10, 2007 // 0 Comments

From the opening moments of "Hustle And Flow" we realize that this film speaks in the language of the streets, sometimes brutal, sometimes crude but with a truth that lies underneath. It is undeniably gritty, honest and to the point. Stories [...]

Mallrats

August 6, 2007 // 0 Comments

Kevin Smith's films have developed quite a devoted fan base over the years. His very funny offensive humor mixed with social commentary is often a hit or miss affair, and I must admit I admire all of his films. And yes, I even liked "Jersey [...]

A Scanner Darkly

August 1, 2007 // 0 Comments

In 1991 I was in love with a movie called "Slacker". It was excellent, and still is, and I consider it a classic in some ways, at the very least it made me want to visit Austin, Texas. I still haven't visited Austin, and I hate college [...]

Norbit

July 30, 2007 // 0 Comments

"Norbit, " the latest Eddie Murphy vehicle is directed by Brian Robbins, whose previous credits are mostly as producer of some fairly successful television series, including "Smallville" and the mega blockbuster "Wild Hogs". [...]

Hellboy

July 26, 2007 // 0 Comments

"Hellboy" finally arrives in the high definition arena (on Blu-ray, of course) and in the form of the Director's Cut no less, and I am here to tell you about it. For those of you who don't already know, "Hellboy" is a series [...]

The Big Lebowski

July 20, 2007 // 0 Comments

There truly aren't that many movies that I have on heavy rotation over the years. We have "Casablanca", "Citizen Kane", "Apocalypse Now", the television series "The Sopranos". For many reasons "The Big [...]

The Fountain

July 11, 2007 // 0 Comments

"The Fountain" is without question a fascinating subject to tackle and I certainly couldn't believe some of the negative reviews it received upon its release. They were simply vicious. "Heaven's Gate" vicious, in fact, this [...]
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