Posts Tagged "review"
Movie Review: You’re Next
On Monday Gary and I caught the second screening of You’re Next, another TIFF Midnight Madness selection. I did not take the time to read anything about the film beforehand (I am a bit lazy that way) so all I knew going in was that it was a home invasion film. Oh and some friends liked it so much after the Saturday night premier that a round of 2:00 am texts followed when the film was over. My expectations were not incredibly high. I hoped the film was going to be good but with my...
Read MoreCinemacabre Movie Night
Every month, Rue Morgue, the magazine my husband Art Directs, has a movie night they they call “Cinemacabre“. This month, the movie was “Street Trash“. A pure B movie, with no character development, but some pretty gruesome gore scenes. Because I was meeting Gary directly after work, I had to make sure my outfit could go from a day of client meetings to an evening that included dinner, the role of ticket taker and a movie. I knew that I wanted to wear my new red boots...
Read MoreWorking the stripes
One of the online boutiques I discovered through the Fatshonista livejournal community was eShakti and I must admit that when I found them I became a little bit obsessed for their dresses. They keep sending me coupons and I keep using them…so at least it makes the addiction a bit easier on the pocket book. A while ago I ordered this stripey little number from them and was pretty happy with it when it arrived. It was a little bit baggy around the chest, but I can get a tailor to take...
Read MoreKairo (Pulse in North America)
The other night Gary, Brett and I watched a movie called Pulse in North America but its original title in Japanese is Kaïro. Written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001, 119 min. starring Haruhiko Katô, Kumiko Aso, Koyuki, Kenji Mizuhashi, Kurume Arisaka, Masatoshi Matsuo, Show Aikawa, Jun Fubuki, Shinji Takeda and Yakusho Koji. I did not have high expectations when I started watching the film because I was convinced that it would have another dark haired creepy little girl in it like most...
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