Carpe Diem: Seize the night.

The antagonist of Collateral, Vincent (Tom Cruise) is an absurdist. He sees little to no meaning in life, but believes one should do as much as possible with it. His antithesis is Max, a cab driver he hires, a man with grand intentions and a purpose, to start a limo driving company, and maybe land a date with the woman he drove earlier that night. Based off of this, you expect most of the action…

I watched this movie late in the evening after a hell of a long day at work, and wound up giggling like an orangutan with a bottle of whiskey.

The appeal of Wild Tales lies in how accessible the rage of its characters is to us, even as it gets stranger by the second. It blends the kind of urban satire I loved so much in The Incredibles with some unexpected, and hilariously dark turns. The writer and director have…

Now if Taylor Lautner gets a nod at Cannes, we can collectively forgive the Twilight Saga.

Good Time gave me a similar feeling to when I watched the first 20 or so minutes of Mad Max: Fury Road - I forgot about whether I was breathing for those 20 minutes. I'm not sure if it's the shaky cam that keeps me so hooked onto it because it's normally an instant turn-off. There's something about the way the Safdie brothers use…

12 Angry Men is the rare classic film that doesn't have a cinematic 'souvenir', so to speak, that its fans especially praise. There's no one scene, character (well,) quote or object they can take from the film as their reference to carry around. And yet it's such an enduring film, because of the characters, the way they play logical tennis with their points, and the flow of the film.

A boy is accused of stabbing his father, and Juror #8,…