Film Reviews - FilmBuffOnline - Part 53

Review: GOD’S FORGOTTEN TOWN

April 3, 2009 Michael McGonigle

Why should I be upset over a minor horror film that falls apart at the end? A fair question, but let me explain why God’s Forgotten Town was disappointing and ultimately an insult to my [click for more]

Review: BOY, INTERRUPTED

April 3, 2009 Michael McGonigle

“To be or not to be, that is the question.” This is one line from literature most everyone has heard but, because it is such a commonplace line, most people have not actually thought about [click for more]

Review: DIOSES

April 2, 2009 Michael McGonigle

In 1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald began “The Rich Boy,” one of his most notable short stories, with this line, ”Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” Over [click for more]

PFF Review: JURY DUTY

April 2, 2009 Michael McGonigle

Gregoire Duval (Jean-Pierre Darroussin) is a mild-mannered pharmacist in a small town in the French countryside. The time is 1962 and, as has been going on for sometime now, the Algerian question is still rocking [click for more]

PFF: WAGES OF SPIN

April 1, 2009 Rich Drees

The early days of rock and roll are often depicted as nothing more than innocent fun. Teens gathered in each other’s homes for listening parties or went out to sock hops to dance to their [click for more]

Review: THE ANSWER MAN

March 31, 2009 Michael McGonigle

Twenty years ago, Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels) was a man facing a very difficult time. His father had developed Alzheimer’s disease and in his desperation and pain Faber called out to God with questions and [click for more]

Review: LAKE TAHOE

March 30, 2009 Michael McGonigle

The film Lake Tahoe acts as a very good lesson in no-budget filmmaking, but it also demonstrates that if your cinematic style does not jibe with your subject matter, it doesn’t matter how frugally you [click for more]

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PFF Review: HERB & DOROTHY

March 29, 2009 Michael McGonigle

If you were to see Herb and Dorothy Vogel walking down the streets of Manhattan now, you would probably think they were just an ordinary old Jewish couple on their way to the Carnegie Deli [click for more]

PFF Review: 9 To 5: DAYS IN PORN

March 29, 2009 Rich Drees

There is not that much titillation to be found in the German documentary 9 To 5: Days In Porn. Sure, there’s an occasional flash of nudity, but that’s part and parcel of the fact that [click for more]

PFF Review: MOON

March 28, 2009 Rich Drees

Sam Bell is going a little bit stir crazy. Coming up on the end of a three year stint stationed on the dark side of the moon, Sam (Sam Rockwell) has been the only human [click for more]

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