naked weapon (2002)

by zEke
naked weapon es, tal y como en su día dijo un sabio, una obra de arte. Pero como en tantas otras ocasiones, y sin ánimo de ofender, la miel no se hizo para la boca del asno. Con esto quiero decir que es necesario ser un iniciado para saber apreciar lo que esta producción [...]

king of california (2007)

by zEke

It has been a while since the last time Michael Douglas managed to catch my attention. The last time might have been with his performance in traffic (2000), even though he was just one more among a neverending cast. After that, he has tried to relaunch his career with comedies to forget like [...]

there will be blood (2007)

by zEke
The suggestive title everyone is talking about. Or should I say the brilliant performance everyone is talking about? Paul Thomas Anderson’s there will be blood is his very own free adaptation of the Upton Sinclair’s novel oil (1927) about the early days of the American oil business. And I probably should not say adaptation [...]

the nines (2007)

by zEke
the nines. I take a deep breath. I don’t even know how to start. Certainly a movie difficult to label, which a priori is neither good nor bad. A movie that made its debut at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and became later a minor cult classic for some, despite its limited theatrical release.
The [...]