Review of Flash of Genius
I can see the problems the marketing people had with this film. Who wants to see a film about the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper? But this film is every bit as interesting as two of last year’s best picture nominations: Frost/Nixon and Milk.
Review of Changeling
It all starts with the excellent script by Michael Stracznski. He acurately walks the viewer through the details and shows exactly how the arrogance of the police and doctors and their unwillingness to admit their mistakes led them to make such egregious errors.
Review of The Counterfeiters
This is the true story of how a group of skilled printers and artists were used by the Nazis to forge documents, passports, and foreign currency including the British pound and the American dollar. All of this took place within the compounds of a concentration camp.
Review of Recount
The filmmakers try to make the film as fair and balanced as possible. But by simply portraying the truth it becomes apparent that everything was leaning in Bush’s favor. Still, that doesn’t take away from the drama. Everytime it looks like one side would prevail, another decision is handed down by some court giving the adavntage to the other side.
Review of the Killing of John lennon
It’s always interesting when you get a chance to see two films on the same subject. In this case I’m referring to the films Chapter 27 and The Killing of John Lennon. Both films are about the killing of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman. Both films use the same source material.
Review of Chapter 27
The film covers the three days leading up to the murder. Voice over narration is used to convey Chapman’s internal dialogue. It works in this film which is about a solitary man with delusions and paranoia.