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Posts by Joe Martinez

‘Upstream Color’ is Off Balance but Worthy

Upstream Color is fascinating but flawed.  The first 30 minutes are just incredible. That Act 1 is utterly original and it sets an intriguing tone for a very strange and haunting film. Those initial scenes are ...

‘Room 237′ All Talk and No Play Makes For A Very Dull Doc

Now I was pretty sure Room 237 was right in my zone. A documentary about people with conspiracy theories revolving around the amazing film The Shining (one of my all time favorites) sounded perfect.  It just ...

‘Wrong’ is a Whole Lot of Wonderful Weird

Wrong is a ‘Love It or Hate It’ kind of film, much like Rubber writer/director Quentin Dupeiux’s other film and I imagine all his films to come. For me, the weirder the better so I loved ...

‘Oz the Great and Powerful’-Please Ignore the Man Behind the Curtain-Grab Bag Review

Dang, what a stinker! Oz the Great and Powerful was painful to watch. If I had flipped onto this movie on TV I would have shut it off within about 10 minutes. It held no real appeal ...

‘Side Effects’ May Include Cinematic Satisfaction-Grab Bag Review

Yes! This film got the dopamine flowing in my brain. This is an almost perfectly made Hollywood film.  Side Effects is a character-driven, very contemporary story that has maturity but also some unexpectedly classic cinematic turns.  ...

‘Warm Bodies’ -A Nice Little Necrophilia Film- Grab Bag Review

Warm Bodies has a perfect timed premise of a 20ish  zombie slacker boy who falls in love with a zombie-fighting survivor girl. Zombie culture is still going strong; even though the fad might have peaked a ...

‘Save the Date’ is Worth a Date- Review

Save the Date is an independent film that came out in theaters and On Demand this month. I watched it at home and it was a breath of fresh air from all the raunchy Com Roms ...

‘Mama’ is  Nightmare Scary -Grab Bag Review

Mama freaked me the F. Murray Abraham out. I am not easily scared and I like horror movies pretty good but often am disappointed by the tropes. Usually I like something atmospheric and spooky more than ...