Blockers, the latest lurching vacillation of sweetness and raunch from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Pictures, reimagines the sex-pact theatrics of American Pie from the female perspective. This makes it inherently more interesting than the original, in which the objects of the boys’ desires remained just that—objects. Here, three bright, witty, self-assured young … [Read more...]
‘The Wall’: War and mind games, in a tight space
The Wall is as lean and economical as a war movie can be. There is one location, no musical score and three speaking parts, only two of which come from actors that appear onscreen. The film is 81 minutes, and it feels like it — a refreshing break from the increasing bloat of studio actioners. Set in a tumbleweedy, post-“Mission Accomplished” Iraqi oilfield in 2007, The Wall … [Read more...]