This movie takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa. Hovering above the city is a huge alien spaceship. The image reminds me of the cover art for Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End. This film reminds me of that story, and others of it’s era. Many films use a science fiction setting as an excuse to use […]
18Aug09
District 9
9Jul09
Public Enemies
Creative Loafing had a headline stating Public Enemies was the “Best Movie of the Year (so far).” I thought that was an endorsement of the film, but it turns out that it was a condemnation of the rest of the years’ films to date. It’s not that Public Enemies is a bad film, it’s not. […]