Category Archives: Movies

The Thief and the Cobbler

Have you ever watched a film that made you say, “Why didn’t I find out about this sooner?” The Thief and the Cobbler made me say that.
Envisioned by Richard Williams in 1968, the film is about a kingdom besieged by a scheming Grand Vizier and a destructive army from a foreign land, and the [...]

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II was fantasy done right. At least, visually.
It’s unmistakable Guillermo del Toro: the cinematography has lots of dark browns and blues, and is filled with all manner of “the supernatural” and “monsters” and “faerie”. But probably the most striking thing is how the characters have that weirdly varied and vibrant feel that is consistent [...]

Max Payne movie trailer

A friend showed this to me a few days ago. It totally beats the shorter, more official movie trailer that’s up on YouTube.

Looks good so far.

Serious review is so serious!

Sorry, couldn’t help the title. In any case, prepare for a wall of text.
What can I say about this movie? It rocked, obviously - $66.4 million dollars on its opening day, to be exact. But you know this already.
I think that this is one of the best movies of all time, but only in [...]

Honest thoughts on Urduja

Urduja was alright. Not great, but not terrible either.
Wait, what am I talking about? For those who are only in-tune with what’s new from the other side of Pacific, ClickTheCity provides us with a good primer:
The Philippines has a pretty long history in animation, though few people really care to notice. Filipino animators have worked [...]