Post by jeffan on Jan 12, 2010 9:05:30 GMT -5
12 Movies That Prove January Isn’t Absolutely Devoid of Great Movies
Last night on Reject Radio, four people (our biggest audience yet!) listened to Rob Hunter and me discuss and lament the January Problem. Everyone knows that it’s become a dumping ground for schlock movies, but after positively reviewing and suggesting audiences to go check out two of the releases this week (Youth in Revolt and Daybreakers) we took each other to task to come up with 5 films apiece that show at least a hint of talent lying under the usual dung pile of the beginning of the year.
And we succeeded...
Mr Frost 1990
Is Jeff Goldblum the world’s best actor? No, but the guy is fascinating to watch nonetheless. Here he portrays a serial killer arrested and placed in an asylum for psychiatric evaluation by Kathy Baker. He reveals quite calmly that he’s the devil in human form, and he’s returned to Earth to remind mankind of his existence. Is he crazy, or is he telling the truth? -RH
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www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/12-movies-that-prove-january-isnt-completely-terrible-for-films.php
Last night on Reject Radio, four people (our biggest audience yet!) listened to Rob Hunter and me discuss and lament the January Problem. Everyone knows that it’s become a dumping ground for schlock movies, but after positively reviewing and suggesting audiences to go check out two of the releases this week (Youth in Revolt and Daybreakers) we took each other to task to come up with 5 films apiece that show at least a hint of talent lying under the usual dung pile of the beginning of the year.
And we succeeded...
Mr Frost 1990
Is Jeff Goldblum the world’s best actor? No, but the guy is fascinating to watch nonetheless. Here he portrays a serial killer arrested and placed in an asylum for psychiatric evaluation by Kathy Baker. He reveals quite calmly that he’s the devil in human form, and he’s returned to Earth to remind mankind of his existence. Is he crazy, or is he telling the truth? -RH
Read more
www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/12-movies-that-prove-january-isnt-completely-terrible-for-films.php