The Bro’s Code Year Old Movie Review
I know you are all (and by all I mean the three of you that actually read this site) eagerly anticipating my review of “Joshua”. Almost as much as I am anticipating actually receiving it from Netflix. I supposebly (thank you Joey) will be getting it today, so I should have the review up for you guys tomorrow.
In the meantime, it’s time for you all to vote for the next movie I review. Just to refresh, I will review one of the movies that were released the same weekend exactly one year ago. Please post your votes in the comments page section. In the event of a tie, I will decide the winner based on a highly specialized formula I have developed involving box office, star power, script intrigue, and many other factors. I call this highly top secret formula:
“The lesser of two evils”.
Here are your contenders for the upcoming weekend:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2007) PG-13
Returning for his fifth year of study at the venerable Hogwarts, youthful wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is stunned to find that that his warnings about the return of the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students — dubbed “Dumbledore’s Army” (after the school’s headmaster) — to defend themselves against the dark arts.
After a night of drunken decadence, self-absorbed fashion model Jennifer (Elisha Cuthbert) awakens to find herself locked in a cellar, along with fellow prisoner Gary (Daniel Gillies). As the two try to escape, their invisible, voyeuristic captor — who has a penchant for sadistic mind games — is watching every move they make. But all may not what it seems in this tense chiller directed by Roland Joffé.
Hard-nosed journalist Pierre Peters (Steve Buscemi) is forced by his editor to interview seemingly vapid soap opera star Katya (Sienna Miller). The pair initially clash, but soon discover that there’s more to each than meets the eye in this provocative exploration of conflicting worldviews and the battle of the sexes. The film examines — and explodes — the assumptions we make about others before we get to know them.
Lights in the Dusk Laitakaupungin valot(2005) NR
Shy night security guard Koistinen (Janne Hyytiäinen) leads a lonely life, unaware of the affections of Aila (Maria Heiskanen), who runs a food truck where he buys dinner every evening. But when a mysterious beauty (Maria Järvenhelmi) walks into his life, Koistinen takes a turn onto a dark path. Helmed by renowned Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki, this stylish film noir was nominated for a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Shortcut to Happiness(2007) PG-13
Based on Stephen Vincent Benét’s short story “The Devil and Daniel Webster,” this big-screen adaptation stars Alec Baldwin as a desperate author who sells his soul to the devil (Jennifer Love Hewitt) to get his work published. Driven to distraction by the success of a friend (Dan Aykroyd), writer Jabez Stone (Baldwin) soon regrets the Faustian bargain and enlists a famous orator (Anthony Hopkins) to defend him in court against Old Scratch.
Talk to Me(2007) R
Oscar nominee Don Cheadle stars as real-life radio trailblazer Ralph “Petey” Greene, a high-school dropout and charismatic ex-con who leveraged a prison disc jockey gig into a stint at a Washington, D.C., radio station, a television show and an invitation to the White House. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Martin Sheen, Cedric the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson also star in this compelling biopic from director Kasi Lemmons.
Just remember people, the idea behind this is that you will get to hear about a movie you may have heard about but didn’t get to see. Try to vote for the ones that at least sound interesting! Not the ones that will torture me the most!
