Lawless
Lawless, as its generic title implies, plays out like a direct-to-video crime drama. Ok I won’t mince words. Lawless is a stupefying bore. You’d think any movie concerning gangsters in 1931 would be nothing but nonstop excitement but you’d be wrong in this case. This story is about as distinctive as slice of Wonder Bread. […]
Rififi
Reservoir Dogs, Mission: Impossible, Ocean’s Eleven. They all owe a huge debt to Rififi. The 1955 French crime caper is considered by many to be THE heist film, the one by which all others must be judged. It’s hard to disagree. It captivates with crackerjack dialogue, a dynamic cast and a level of detail rarely […]
Searching for Sugar Man
Note: Because I don’t want to lessen this documentary’s impact, this is spoiler free. As a result, my analysis isn’t as specific as I would like it to be. However what my review lacks in detail you will gain in enjoyment when you watch the film. And I beseech you, please watch this film. It […]
Premium Rush
Premium Rush resembles the title for a cheesy action flick from 1994. That banner year gave us On Deadly Ground, Terminal Velocity and Drop Zone. Factor in that it’s being released in the notorious dumping ground of late August and there’s every indication that this movie is going to be bad. What a refreshing surprise […]
Silent House
It’s never a good sign when I can barely extract the desire to write a review for a given film. Silent House didn’t even interest me when it was originally released to theaters back in March of 2012. My instincts were apparently spot on. But on video it had slightly more appeal. When I finally […]
ParaNorman
ParaNorman is an extraordinary film, a benchmark of stop motion style. It’s always a danger to make grandiose claims like that. No critic wants to be remembered as the guy who gushed that I Am Legend is “one of the greatest movies ever made.” And I’m certainly not saying that, but ParaNorman is refreshing. It’s […]
The Raid: Redemption
“If you don’t watch the violence, you’ll never get desensitized to it!” — Bart Simpson As I sat watching The Raid averting my eyes every now and then to instances of bloodletting too disturbing to stomach, I reflected upon this quote. The movie’s raison d’être appears to be devising a myriad of interesting ways in […]
The Campaign
“War has rules. Mud wrestling has rules. Politics has no rules.” — Ross Perot And so begins The Campaign, a political farce in which Cam Brady, a congressman from North Carolina, is running for his fifth consecutive term, unopposed. With Brady slipping in the polls, two superrich businessmen decide to encourage a different pushover to […]
Hope Springs
Kay and Arnold have been married for 30 years. They still love each other but they’ve settled into a routine existence. “We live in the same house like two workers who bunk in separate rooms” she laments. Not happy with the way their marriage has evolved, Kay seeks to attend sessions with a renowned counselor […]
Liebster Blog Award
It’s always an honor when your fellow bloggers recognize the work that you do. Fast Film Reviews has been awarded the Liebster Blog Award by Fernando at Committed to Celluloid, Alexander at Cinemaniac Reviews and Garrett at Cinema Train. Thanks fellas. This award is also sort of a “chain letter” that entails a few responsibilities. […]