After hours (1985)

If you did not know that this film was directed by Martin Scorsese you probably wouldn't believe it. "After Hours" is surely different from the material Scorsese usually deals with.
After box office flops with "Raging Bull" and even more so "The King of Comedy" (both fantastic by the way) Scorsese had to reinvent himself and start off new with this independent project. Just like its predecessor this one is first of all a comedy or satire but while the "King of Comedy" fit the directors track record nicely this original and bizarre piece of work really stands out thematically.

Confessions (2010)

This japanese revenge drama has just been released on DVD (in Germany) and had previously been compared to similar films from South Korea, where this subject has been explored many times in recent years and often quite masterful. "Confessions", however, can't match movies like those made by a Chan-Wook Park for instance.

Limitless (2011)

- Limited entertainment

"Limitless" starts with a contrivance. It is one of those little ideas that are exciting to think about and play around with in your mind but they are usually less amusing and have less potential when stretched and played out like in a feature film; same in this case.

Clash of the Titans (2010)

- Trash of the Titans

After seeing Clash of the Titans on free TV about a week ago I prayed to god to forgive me.
I prayed for forgiveness because in fact I had seen this picture before and watched it again ... just to be sure about it. And now that I am reminded of what was one of the worst movies of 2010 I find myself guilty because I actually paid the money when it was out in theaters and thus I am part of the reason why we got a sequel called "Wrath of the Titans" today, that was just released and similarly condemned by the critics.