Closer

3.5/4 stars

A clever concept with top notch writing and actors who know how to translate excellent dialogue to the screen. The camera style and use of music are right on as well. If there's anything to be desired, it's a moral center. You would not want to know these people.

Written June 26, 2007.

V for Vendetta

4/4 stars

Political paranoia at its best. A new addition to the great dystopian classics. Also succeeded in capturing a very graphic novel feel (or perhaps the cinematic feel of the graphic novel). This movie marked the first time I've ever been really disappointed over a comic movie being overlooked at Oscar time.

Written June 27. 2007.

Heat

4/4 stars

This movie epitomizes everything that's great about Michael Mann's technique, and pairs it with a script that's epic in its handling of the internal lives of so many interconnected characters. The acting and cinematography are also amazing. A masterpiece.

Written July 18, 2007.