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Blog Entries by Dan Persons from 03/2012

Mighty Movie Podcast: Justin Kurzel on The Snowtown Murders

| Posted 03.05.2012

As directed Justin Kurzel, The Snowtown Murders is a horror film that gains all the more impact for its basis in reality, showing how people in the depths of destitution and despair will willingly surrender themselves to a cunning and seductive evil.

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

| Posted 03.08.2012

Everybody needs a Thneed. The question is, does anybody need Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, the feature-length, CG animated, 3D, big screen adaptation of the legendary children's author's environmental parable?

Mighty Movie Podcast: Mike Wallis and Inge Rademeyer on Good for Nothing

| Posted 03.12.2012

With Mike Wallis directing, writing, and producing and Inge Rademeyer as star and fellow producer, Good for Nothing takes advantage of its much-vaunted New Zealand locales for some Sergio Leone/John Ford impact, and throws in some impertinent, Kiwi attitude for kicks.

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: John Carter

| Posted 03.13.2012

Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, James Kirk, Luke Skywalker. Bleep those guys; as an interplanetary adventurer, John Carter has 'em all beat by at least ten years.

The Indie on Demand Movie Review: High Road

| Posted 03.16.2012

For your listening and smoking pleasure, here's the latest episode of my new, short radio series, The Indie on Demand Movie Review.

The Indie on Demand Movie Review: The Interrupters

| Posted 03.21.2012

In this week's quickie Indie on Demand Movie Review, we take a look at The Interrupters, a documentary, now available on-demand.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Terence Davies on The Deep Blue Sea

| Posted 03.23.2012

Even if we were in the middle of a romance glut, The Deep Blue Sea would stand out as an intelligent, nuanced, devastating look at the vagaries of the human heart.

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: The Hunger Games

| Posted 03.26.2012

Hunger will compel people to some extreme acts: lie; kill; volunteer your child to appear on Toddlers & Tiaras. Who knew it could also lead to one of the best movies of the year?

The Indie on Demand Movie Review: 4:44 Last Day on Earth

| Posted 03.30.2012

The newest episode of my short radio series The Indie on Demand Movie Review takes a look at 4:44 Last Day on Earth.