While the film is notable for bringing several major names to the light and grounding sci-fi into an accessible format for non Star Wars fans, it’s a little choppy and a little silly to really be called a great film.

BOOOOOM JUDGMENTS MADE

There’s really no perfect way to explain this movie.  I’ve never seen a film like it before, and while I find it hard to directly recommend it, I also want everyone to watch it.

IT

Spectacle, thy name is ‘Immortals.’  Goodness.

Short and sweet, that’s how I writes ’em

I understand that you can’t expect much from low-budget high-spectacle movies, but perhaps it’s ‘Absolute Zero’s’ willingness to ignore itself that makes it even less tolerable than the norm.

Expect much

Despite the bad press, “Apollo 18” deserves notice for trying to bring something new to the found-footage genre, breaking some pacing trends to deliver an almost real sense of fear.  Notice given?  Okay.  It’s still not a very good film, however, mistaking pacing accuracy for interest, and when it ends up giving into the demands of it’s genre anyway… well.

WELL

If you don’t care about photography – like me – then you’ll probably need someone else to point you in the direction of this documentary.  So point I shall, because you listen to every word of mine you read, and ‘Bill Cunningham New York’ is definitely worth your time.

If you don’t care about anything, click here

Tragedy is what seeps through even in the moments of levity.  On the trail of the killer, we continue watching the film because of how well woven the story is, how gracefully and directly Hong-jin Na captures everything, from interrogations to torture to chase scenes, and because maybe we’re supposed to seek out films that don’t just tell easy tales.

My moments of levity are tragic

UGH.

Really.

“The Raid” has been promoted as one of the most amazing action films of all time.  While there are some successful moments that make your eyes bug out, it cannot maintain its imaginative mayhem for more than a few scenes, making the remainder a fun, but still seen-it-before chop socky flick.

Say nothing

‘Merantau’ doesn’t follow a new formula but it does get some key elements down that make a mostly enjoyable, if slightly overlong, film.

People kicking each other at a certain kick per second pace automatically equals enjoyment.  BUT WHAT IS THAT PACE