Death Proof (2007) Review

The key to what makes Quentin Tarantino a brilliant film maker isn’t the stories he’s telling (though some of those are brilliant) or his shot choices as a director but it is actually his skilled script writing. In all of his films that I’ve seen, from Kill Bill to Reservoir Dogs, people aren’t talking about the action sequences or even the amazing twists in his sometimes complex plots but instead they mention the brilliant dialogue. Everyone who has seen Pulp Fiction either loves the “Royale with Cheese” scene or thinks the religious monologue by Sammy L is ultra-cool (or both!) The same … Continue reading Death Proof (2007) Review

Rubber (2010) Review

When you hear the concept for some films, you have to believe that the creators were drunk, high or daring each other when they came up with it. Usually you can see the logic to where a film has come from and where its origins lay but with Rubber, I can’t even imagine the start of the conversation. To create a 90 minute film about a killer tyre that make people’s heads explode using psychic powers is either stupid or genius. I was really hoping for the second. It could have been genius. I’m not saying that the idea is … Continue reading Rubber (2010) Review