Slightly expanded review, mostly a repost from my old Flixster set Never let it be said that I only blog about movies I like. I do enjoy movies immensely, and so I do go into every one prepared to love it. Why wouldn't you? Plus, I'll admit, I'm pretty much a sucker for M. Night Shyamalan - intriguiging stories that are edgy and kind of creepy, and the promise (usually!) of a twist ending? Yep, I'm going. The trailer for The Happening was wonderfully compelling, and I once again fell victim to … [Read more...] about The Happening
drama
Shutter Island
I first became interested in Shutter Island through some Facebook buzz, mostly about how the movie played so differently from the trailer. I will admit, I normally pass on most movies with Leo DiCaprio--probably because the last thing I saw him in was Titanic, so I've dismissed him as a rather pretty-boy one trick pony. I have been happily corrected in his fantastic and unnerving performance in Shutter Island. I found out that yet again this is a film based on a book, though perhaps a not … [Read more...] about Shutter Island