The (sort of) much anticipated The Great Gatsby came out last Friday. This is Baz Luhrmann’s first feature-length film since Australia (2008), so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Luhrmann’s last three big films — Australia, Moulin Rouge!, and Romeo + Juliet — were all aesthetically pleasing and had some lovely music, so I went on to expect nothing…
Here at Rooster Illusion we try not be redundant. As such, we only run multiple reviews of the same movie if opinions vary drastically. For example, both the Tuesday Zone and I have critiqued Zero Dark Thirty, because we disagreed on a few major points. I had only once felt the inclination to re-review a…
Baddie – Asylum Studios. Lesson – Revenge is a dish best served with poetic justice. Here are some things I don’t do well with. Torture films, and people being cooked alive. GUESS WHAT THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT. So, right off the bat we have a bakery serving ‘meat pies’, a la Sweeney Todd. And some straight…
Well, this thing is a bit late, as are the next two. Kids, if anyone ever asks if you want two jobs, say yes (because, you know, moneh), but be prepared to have less energy for doing stuff. So much less energy. But enough about me. Let’s talk about cannibals. Le quois? “Coquilles (n., pl.):…
Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 Some people have a real problem watching adaptations without having first read the source material. By and large, this doesn’t bother me. I do, however, have difficulty watching movies based on Shakespeare if I haven’t read the play. It’s not so bad with his comedies, because…
It becomes necessary at times, with the speed and tenacity of modern day life, to simply sit back and listen to the music once in awhile. I find my generation’s music, from twangy country to meaningless, repetitive party tunes, to be just awful. No explanation can help me understand why kids don’t know that “Behind…
Baddie – Production. Lesson – Spending some time planning your movie is probably a good decision. Okay, so I’m on a shark kick. I like sharks. And look at the shark on this cover. It’s insane. It has like, a detachable jaw. And it’s called ‘Shark Week’ because they don’t give a damn if it’s…
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