Happy Feet Two – 3 1/2 Buckets
March 13, 2012 by Danny Baldwin
Filed under Now on DVD & Blu-Ray
Often when critics often chastise a film for valuing “style over substance,” that’s not what their actual problem with the film is. Let’s consider some recent examples where the criticism was most popularly applied: Transformers 3… [Read more]
Happy Feet Two – 3 1/2 Buckets
November 20, 2011 by Danny Baldwin
Filed under Reviews
Often when critics often chastise a film for valuing “style over substance,” that’s not what their actual problem with the film is. Let’s consider some recent examples where the criticism was most popularly applied: Transformers 3… [Read more]
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest – 2 1/2 Buckets
October 18, 2011 by Danny Baldwin
Filed under Now on DVD & Blu-Ray
To say that Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest will only appeal to devout fans of the eponymous hip-hop group is a bit of an overreach, but they will no doubt enjoy the documentary far more than… [Read more]
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest – 2 1/2 Buckets
July 20, 2011 by Danny Baldwin
Filed under Reviews
To say that Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest will only appeal to devout fans of the eponymous hip-hop group is a bit of an overreach, but they will no doubt enjoy the documentary far more than… [Read more]
SDCC 2008: Day Three
July 29, 2008 by Danny Baldwin
Filed under Columns / Blogs
Comic Con has only been over for three days now and yet I feel strangely empty. In years past, I never thought of participating in the festivities nearly as much as I did this year. I attended in an unorganized manner and always felt a bit out of my element amongst hoards of comic fans. For 2008′s convention, however, I decided to go in with a set plan to maximize the entertainment-value and film-related material I would experience. The results did not disappoint, even on Saturday, the worst day of the convention…
Wanted – 2 1/2 Buckets
July 2, 2008 by Danny Baldwin
Filed under Reviews
Repetition can be used effectively in experimentalist filmmaking, but it’s not usually a reliable tool for a balls-to-the-wall action director to employ. Wanted is proof-positive of this unfortunate fact; the movie fills up 110-minutes worth of space by providing viewers several deviations of essentially two main action scenes. Audiences get to see lead James McAvoy beat [...]