At times watching Spring Breakers feels like watching a 90-minute cheesy rap music video. Believe it or not, but that's the finest charm the movie has, along with, of course, the amazing James Franco. I think that Spring Breakers can be a really enjoyable and fun experience, but it's not a film you can watch unprepared. You should know exactly what you're going in for - a film that is not exactly narrative cinema, an experience more than a storyline,…

First things first - this is no Alice in Wonderland. Sam Raimi is no Tim Burton. Oz: The Great and Powerful is a pure delight to watch. This is the sort of movie that had a grin on my face for the most part of it's duration - it's entertaining, funny, charming and beautiful, but what's best that you can feel it's a Sam Raimi movie - from the smart use of 3D to frequent minor scares and the general,…

I think that Cloud Atlas is one of the most important achievements in cinema for the past five years, at least. While the film has it's problems, it's scope and vision is somewhat next-generation cinema, it's paced and edited in a brilliant, brilliant way, and the Wachowskis use innovative storytelling tricks to keep Cloud Atlas interesting for every minute of it's nearly 3 hour runtime. There are some hiccups here and there, but overall it's one of the greatest cinematic…

As someone who enjoys good cinema, I really cannot understand all the Oscar nominations Les Miserables is bound to get tomorrow. I sure as fucking hell know it won't get one for cinematography. Les Miserables is a musical shot nearly entirely on handheld cameras and in a dutch angle. It makes for some stellar close-ups, but those close-ups go on for way too long. Like, for the whole goddamn film. Sure, I must admit that Tom Hooper knows how to…