Epinions Recent Reviews for hkoreeda

Voyages of discovery: Terrence Malick's The New World.

Thu, 11 May 2006 01:05:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - Nowadays, period movies that look convincing aren’t hard to find. Given the vast amount of resources at the disposal of filmmakers nowadays, any period piece worth its salt will be chock full of authentic-seeming costumes, props, and sets, and what can’...

Ivan Beckman- the True Hollywood story: Bernard Rose's ivansxtc.

Sat, 10 Sep 2005 13:32:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - One of the most striking aspects of the movie ivansxtc. is how lonely its main character, Ivan Beckman, is. Here is a man who makes his living in Hollywood, schmoozing with movie stars, partying with beautiful women, and brokering deals for major...

A Geek Gets Freaky: Judd Apatow's The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:15:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - The title of the new film THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN doesn’t inspire much hope in a viewer. Not only is it one of those Captain-Obvious titles that boils down the film’s concept into one easily-packaged phrase, but it seems designed to make most the...

"Back and forth, forever"- Me and You and Everyone We Know.

Sat, 23 Jul 2005 23:05:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - When I was a sophomore in college I became involved with an engineering major. A few weeks after we started going out she had to go out west for an internship, so we decided to continue the relationship as best we could, resulting in large telephone...

"My heart is broke, but I have some glue": Gus Van Sant's Last Days.

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 10:00:45 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - One of the more intriguing developments in contemporary American cinema is the recent career trajectory of Gus Van Sant. Following a flirtation with Hollywood which saw him attempt a “shot-for-shot” remake of PSYCHO as well as not one but two...

Nobody Knows, and few seem to care.

Tue, 28 Jun 2005 02:11:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - “When you live in the city, minding your own business is practically a science.” – Morgan Freeman, Seven Just last week, I read a news story about a baby in China who was found dead in his home after his parents snuck out for a few...

Unloading on Herbie: Fully Loaded

Sat, 18 Jun 2005 21:08:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - Although I remember watching the HERBIE movies when I was young, I remember very little of the movies themselves. While they were certainly entertaining to a single-digits-aged version of me, they didn’t really make an impression, and I certainly felt...

Classic review: Walkabout (1971).

Tue, 7 Jun 2005 22:15:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - Note: the following review was originally written in June 2000 for my now-defunct AOL site. Ever since the rise of human civilization, there has been an increasing rift between the “natural” world and the “civilized” world...

Classic review: Rushmore (1998).

Tue, 7 Jun 2005 22:09:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - Note: the following review was originally written in February 1999 for my now-defunct AOL site. In second grade, I would put on plays in my class. They weren't much, to be sure. They usually entailed checking a book out of the library, then...

Classic review: After Life (1998).

Tue, 7 Jun 2005 21:55:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - Note: The following review was originally written in August 1999 for my now-defunct AOL site. What if, after you died, you were required to select only one memory from out of all of the experiences from your life? If you were to inhabit this...

Even now, Jurassic Park remains a thrill ride worth taking again.

Sun, 5 Jun 2005 04:45:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - I haven't always been a movie addict. I only really developed my appetite for cinema during my teenage years, after I changed schools and fell in with a movie-loving crowd. In the summer after my freshman year of high school, I saw JURASSIC PARK on...

Madagascar- a fun rumble in the animated jungle.

Sun, 29 May 2005 20:45:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - Early on in MADAGASCAR, all the animals are escaping from the Central Park Zoo. Following behind the pack are two monkeys. One exclaims to the other, "Tom Wolfe is appearing at Lincoln Center!" and then, responding to his silent partner's signed...

Lilja 4-Ever- a fascinating but highly flawed look at human traffic

Sat, 21 May 2005 22:13:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - The moviegoing landscape is filled to the brim with forgettable product. Much of what Hollywood puts out is like a mist- it's refreshing in the moment, but once you walk out into the sunshine it promptly evaporates. On the other hand, since I watched...

Revenge of the Sith- finally, a step in the right direction.

Thu, 19 May 2005 00:59:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - I've never been what you might call a STAR WARS fanboy. Sure, I used to watch the original movies every year or so when they played on television, and I even had all three STAR WARS audiocassettes and read-along storybooks (R2D2 chirped out the page...

Untitled: For IngysDayOff's Masterpiece Write-Off

Sun, 28 Sep 2003 00:13:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - Alexandre, the main character in Jean Eustache's LA MAMAN ET LA PUTAIN, lives a lifestyle that can be attractive to a certain type of twentysomething male. He doesn't have a job, he lives with a woman who pays the rent and sometimes sleeps with hi...

The name "Bustass" is really made up of two words, just so ya know...

Mon, 18 Aug 2003 03:28:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - First love is one of the great universal experiences. At some time in just about everyone’s life, t...

"Bound" for Glory

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:46:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - The Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee is an American tradition that has lasted for over seventy y...

The Visionary vs. The Money Men

Fri, 2 May 2003 20:00:51 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - Early in the documentary Lost in La Mancha, we see Terry Gilliam in pre-production on a film entitled The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. He has just cast a few local actors to portray giants in the film, and after costuming them he gives them...

Under His Skin

Tue, 29 Apr 2003 02:21:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - As a rule, I hardly ever watch television. The reason I give others is that, being a writer, I don’t want my writing to fall into canned dialogue or warmed-over plotting. While there is truth in that statement, the reality is that I wasn’t...

Touched by Allison Anders

Wed, 9 Apr 2003 03:54:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - “This is the first time a real audience has seen this. Park City doesn’t count.”

So said Allison Anders, following the Columbus, Ohio premiere of her new film, Things Behind the Sun, which kicked off the Wexner Center for...

Love as a one-way street: TALK TO HER

Tue, 18 Feb 2003 03:29:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - There is a certain level of idealism inherent in every romantic relationship. We cannot know everything about the one we love, so we form an image of them in our mind, which we hold with us when they are away, or even when we’re together and reality...

An incredibly satisfying confection

Sun, 22 Dec 2002 17:22:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - Those who know me as a movie-lover know how eagerly I’ve been awaiting the release of François Ozon’s film 8 WOMEN. After finding out about it in FILM COMMENT this past spring, my anticipation for the film has grown steadily. Of course, as long...

One Big Happy Musical Family

Sat, 7 Dec 2002 23:55:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - I’ve never really considered myself a Motown fan. Sure, I know Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, and the rest, but looking back through my CD collection I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I don’t own a single Motown...

"Bowling" a Strike

Thu, 17 Oct 2002 04:33:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - A few months after the 9/11 incidents, a large truck had an accident in northern Columbus, Ohio. As it was turning a corner, it slipped, turned over on its side, and ran into a restaurant. A large noise arose, frightening people in the neighborhood,...

Independent woman

Tue, 10 Sep 2002 06:48:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hkoreeda - We’ve all known someone like Zoe Adler, the San Francisco animator who is the central character of Finn Taylor’s CHERISH. Played by Robin Tunney, Zoe’s a wallflower type who’s not unattractive but not stylish either, with unkempt hair...