REVIEW: TROPIC THUNDER (2008)

There may have been a layer of unexpectedness which enhanced my enjoyment of this film, but I must admit it was highly entertaining.  A little bit of Borat-type humor (“That is so wrong…”), Hot Shots goofiness, and well-planted dialogue combine to make a very silly movie.   Hollywood makes fun of itself, on every level,…

REVIEW: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2008)

By far, the most over-rated film of the year, this offering from the Coens brings nothing to the world of cinema worth noting. The best I can say is that it is consistent — consistently empty. It is devoid of all the elements that make up narrative film. To start with, Javier Bardem‘s character, a…