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The Tempest
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 27, 2012
Bottom Line: Deserves the first honest listing on TV’s 1000 Ways to Die. Directed by: Julie Taymor
Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Felicity Jones, Helen Mirren, Russell Brand It seems Julie Taymor is one of those little-known directors who relies on the philosophy that she can make good money from read more
My Picks for the Academy Awards
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 24, 2012
Click here to view my picks for this year. read more
General Update
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 23, 2012
To my readers: From now on, I will be using a different scale to grade films. It is not a totally different concept, but rather an expansion on the one I have been using. Below this message, I have included a conversion. Rather than using it only from now on, I will also go back and re-grade eve read more
Blazing Saddles
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 21, 2012
Bottom Line: Not Brooks’s best, but definitely worth watching. “‘Scuse me while I whip this out.” —Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart Directed by: Mel Brooks
Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Slim Pickens Western satire and racial vulgarity are the crux of what read more
Catfish
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 21, 2012
Bottom Line: No need for the word “documentary” when it comes to this much suspense. Directed by: Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost
Other Credits: Melody C. Roscher, Yaniv Schulman Suspenseful, controversial Ariel Schulman-Henry Joost film is a documentation of the online persona former̵ read more
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 20, 2012
Bottom Line: No less than terrible in the script, acting, and visuals, but somehow entertaining from beginning to end. Directed by: Ed Wood
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Tom Keene Picture a man (Criswell, the narrator) facing the camera as if ready to give a news report. H read more
Sherlock Holmes
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 16, 2012
Bottom Line: Overwhelming, confusing depiction of the detective. Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr. Ex-husband of pop singer Madonna (which doesn’t much surprise me) adapts Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s endlessly iconic detective ever so loosely f read more
A Fish Called Wanda
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 16, 2012
Bottom Line: A crime-comedy that never stops. I thought I had died laughing. “Don’t call me stupid.” —Kevin Kline as Otto West Directed by: Charles Crichton
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin Madcap, dark crime-comedy centers around a London jewel read more
Contagion
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 15, 2012
Bottom Line: A thriller in the making; great acting and concept, but the film’s fever is not “contagious”. Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon Morbidly disturbing, authentic thriller fo read more
Sleeper (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 14, 2012
Bottom Line: Annie Hall meets Star Trek. Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Diane Keaton, John Beck, Woody Allen Miles Monroe (Woody Allen), an American salesman, wakes up covered in aluminum foil, 200 years after an operation he underwent in 1973. He meets, through disguising himself as a robot, read more
Bruce Almighty
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 14, 2012
Bottom Line: Just about as funny as Jim Carrey can get–with a religious message. “And that’s the way the cookie crumbles.” —Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan Directed by: Tom Shadyac
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Steven Carell Often-hilarious fantasy-comed read more
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 14, 2012
Bottom Line: Two idiot hillbillies and a few sharp metal objects. Horrific or hilarious–watch this and decide. “Oh, hidey ho, Officer, we’ve had a doozey of a day. We’re inside here minding our own business, and all of a sudden these teenagers start coming and killing the read more
Young Frankenstein (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 13, 2012
Bottom Line: Defines the word “comedy”. “IT’S ALIVE!!” —Gene Wilder as Dr. Frankenstein Directed by: Mel Brooks
Starring: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman Tongue-in-cheek parody of Mary Shelley’s classic horror has Mel Brooks engraved all over it. Writt read more
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 13, 2012
Bottom Line: Cruz saves an otherwise dull Woody Allen film. Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson Visually vivid but otherwise tangled love story tells of Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson), two female companions who s read more
I Am
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 8, 2012
Bottom Line: Oh, boy. A filmmaker has an epiphany. “As if we care” barely starts a summary. Directed by: Tom Shadyac Insipid documentary is (supposedly) a telling of the three-year epiphany of Tom Shadyac, director of well-known comedies such as LIAR LIAR and THE NUTTY PROFESSOR. Th read more
As Good As It Gets (1)
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 7, 2012
Bottom Line: Unfathomably sharp, madly funny, heavily dramatic. (All in one movie!) The title almost defines. Directed by: James L. Brooks
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Helen Hunt, Jack Nicholson It is hard to critique a film of such brilliance beyond simply stating that at times, it actually lives up t read more
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 2, 2012
Bottom Line: Often deserves a title similar to Worst Case Scenario: The Movie. Lots of “impossible” fun. Directed by: Brad Bird
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise Tom Cruise returns as Agent Ethan Hunt for this fourth cinematic outing, a mind-blowing roller coaster ride. S read more
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Jan 1, 2012
Bottom Line: Smart, entertaining blend of action, comedy, and romance from Angelina and Brad. Directed by: Doug Liman
Starring: Adam Brody, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Off screen married couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie portray titular on screen married couple in thrilling romantic action-comedy. read more
Across the Universe
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Dec 31, 2011
Bottom Line: Bittersweet musical fueled by acid, romance, and the Beatles. Directed by: Julie Taymor
Starring: Bono, Dana Fuchs, Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Martin Luther McCoy, T.V. Carpio Dreadfully misunderstood romantic musical is half love story, half psychedelic acid trip, read more
The Fifth Element
Cinemaniac Reviews Posted by Alexander Diminiano on Dec 31, 2011
Bottom Line: Star Trek meets Die Hard for a unique sci-fi film. Directed by: Luc Besson
Starring: Bruce Willis, Chris Rock, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich French-American science fiction flick is somewhat likeable, although eclectically bizarre. The plot travels many years into the future to tell of read more