Oscars in Black and White

New review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One ! Good movie. Tough competition in the nominated categories.

New review of Blue Valentine (and reviews of all the movies we’ve watched so far at the 2010 (Nominated) Movies – Reviews page).

Blue Valentine was a tough movie to watch, and a tough movie to review. I was surprised at how much I liked in the movie, and yet it still falls short of greatness. Bravo to the cast and art direction, however.

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New review of Gasland.

Trailer from HBO:

One year of human-time corresponds seven for dogs, at least according to the popular myth. See “Dogtooth” and live through several  dog-years (new review of Dogtooth available).

Invitations to the 22nd (almost) annual black-and-white soiree are out!

Also, new reviews of Alice in Wonderland, and Exit Through The Gift Shop.

New review of Salt. A fine installment in the action film genre. Set-up to be another Bourne franchise, time will tell if this Salt keeps well.

A new review of Black Swan.

A total thumbs-up for the contributed review, and … a thumbs-down for the film.

Want to experience an insightful insight into madness? Try Apocalypse Now, for example. As a superficial exposition, Black Swan offers a monotonic insight into this world.

Good performance(s), and not much more.

New review for How To Train Your Dragon. Good dragon!

A review of The Kids Are All Right – the most unfunny comedy of the year! Good performances, weak story. Annette Bening was solid.

As Oscar season begins (nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards are due out next week), we begin the annual season of reviews, pontification, dreams and complaints. To start: a review of a refreshing, successful and surprisingly enjoyable entry among the cadre of underwhelming 2010 films, “The Town“. Bravo!

ps. farewell Pete. You were always a joy to watch, and you are missed.