Movie Review: The Rover (2014)

The Rover? What the hell is The Rover? It is one of those movies that pops up on the schedule for the local theater that you were not expecting. I suppose now, in retrospect, it is a movie I should have been aware of. In short, it is pretty spectacular. It is a movie that is fantastic in its complex simplicity. A movie that is not so much about the plot as it is about what happens in between the plot. A story that could have been completely avoided turns into an excursion that has a lasting effect on everyone involved. It is a movie that everyone should see, but is not really meant for everyone. If that makes sense.

Movie Review: Cosmopolis

David Cronenberg has crafted some amazing films per the years. Just look at the likes of Videodrome and Naked Lunch, or even Scanners, The Fly, and The Brood, and don't forget recent critical favorites like A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. He has even appeared in some fan favorites over the years like Nightbreed and Jason X. However, for as fascinating a filmmaker as he is, there is the occasional film that I cannot crack. It is not that I am all that smart, but the movie in question is an egg I cannot crack.