Black Books (2000-2004): The Premise: Bernard Black (Dylan Moran) is the alcoholic, misanthropic owner of a book shop in London. Probably his only friend is Fran (Tamsin Greig), the equally alcoholic but somewhat less misanthropic woman who owns the gift shop next door. When Bernard’s accountant goes on the run, he hires former accountant and…
Diva (1981): The Plot: Jules is a young Parisian postman (Frédéric Andréi) infatuated with a world-famous opera singer (Wilhelmina Fernandez). Though she has vowed never to have one of her performances recorded, Jules does just that, unwittingly attracting the attention of two underdeveloped Thai music pirates. Then, a dying prostitute sneaks a confession tape into…
Because I just love you guys SO MUCH, one review of a zom-com doesn’t feel like enough of a Valentine’s Day present. I’m too lazy to write another full review, or even the list I was planning, but here’s Rooster Illusion’s version of a Valentine, brought to you by one of my favorite fictional couples:…
Hey, Valentine’s Day is tomorrow! If, like me, you’re a) single and b) older than twelve, then that probably doesn’t mean much to you. Still, I’m no Scrooge. I don’t hate romance, or even cheap candy. I don’t hate ghosts either, but I really, really don’t want to look at Valentine’s Days past. So, half…
Oh, man, let me tell y’all about my awesome Wednesday. So, it started out unlike a regular Wednesday. Normally, I get to sleep in on Wednesdays, but I had to wake up early for an extra section of my theatre class. This didn’t bother me, though, because rather than an actual class, we were just…
Yeah, so as I mentioned last week, I’m now writing from London, England. To commemorate my change of scenery, I chose to review an American movie that takes place in Rome. Well, this week I’m going to review an English movie about English people! How apt, I know. Zulu (1964) The Plot: You’ve heard of…
Downton Abbey? James, do you even know what a movie critic is? Ha ha, disembodied voice. Ha. Ha. For those of you wondering what I’m doing reviewing a TV show, some exposition: I work at a video store frequented by well-off white people. As such, Downton Abbey rents like crack, if crack were a thing…
