Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Movie Recommendation Time: Burning Man.

Matthew Goode, pardon Russovoir's French, is a fucking revelation! Russovoir thought, he may not have seen his prior acclaimed films before Burning Man yet - damn A Single Man (2009), Russovoir never knew - but this will do to be on the goode side of film recall.

Scenes shown in initially confusing flow, as if inside the head of a broken - no, burning man, patience is important; Matthew is an appeasing stimulant. It is a sad story that if it were a true story Russovoir wouldn't know how to take it; he barely had enough to respond to the blow on the last few minutes of its voracious sadness.

Locally commended in Australia with ten (10) AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award) nominations as proof, including Best Feature Film and Best Actor Matthew Goode, Chef Tom (Goode) is one of the best English chefs in Australia; he is at the top of the food chain. He may have control in the kitchen, among the pots and pans with which his God-given talent could endanger the population of red lobsters; he surely can hold a knife with such finesse and agility. But there is a knife inside his wife that even the best hands could not control. Imagine the frustration and why it isn't just a flesh wound. Imagine the anger and why her, why this soon. Imagine the disappointment and where was God. Imagine the scorching loneliness and what it has had charred off from his once 3-Michelin star life.

"Fuck me until the pain goes away."

Alongside Bojana Novakovic (Devil, 2010), there aren't too many words, or should there be any more, both because of the film's sensitive matter and a craft masterfully manifested. Is there beauty in sadness, or sadness in beauty? Cup your breasts ladies, they will tear up too.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Movie Recommendation Time: Love Bite.

WARNING: Do not easily believe what IMDb has to say on Love Bite. Indignantly just a 3.7/10 (how aggravating!), close that tab and just listen to Russovoir - two minutes and he's going to have you watch it.

Russovoir has seen a handful of werewolf-themed films in retrospect. Yes, including the accursed Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) in The Twilight Saga; he's another day's cup of tea. Recently, Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012) fascinated Russovoir for its story kept him in suspicion who among them is the beast (hence the title). And when you finally realized who, you find yourself torn between morality and reason, with which lingers soon after. Sure, it's reminiscent of The Wolfman (2010). Despite so, besides you become part of the 'search team' to end the plague, Guy Wilson (Daniel) and Rachel DiPillo's (Eva) chemistry was as pulling as a full moon in a pitch black sky.

Like the phases of the moon, Love Bite is one phase from the cycle of werewolf related stories. Uniquely, it is a romantic comedy horror. Trust the British that genre is possible; trust, from experience, their story lines are impressively and curiously always a novelty.


Virgins. It only eats virgins this werewolf whose strongly presumed identity makes one emotionally affected to the lovelorn Jamie (Ed Speleers), comforted by the thought it's for the common good. Still a virgin? Don't worry, Love Bite fucks you with its phallic wit and hormonal antics (in their sexy British accent). And of course, what pressure to these four (4) friends who, until the werewolf scare, had lied about their virginity. Just fuck anyone, how hard could it be?

"It's complicated."

Monday, April 1, 2013

Movie Recommendation Time: A Mother's Nightmare.

It was quaint how the actress who played Vanessa Redman is a spitting image of Megan Fox (Jennifer's Body, 2009). Ladies and Gentlemen, Russovoir proudly introduces to you Jessica Lowndes (below), 24-year old Canadian actress, singer, and songwriter (one of God's favorites surely) whose rise to public recognition draws a line between 90210 fans and her YouTube subscribers. It wasn't until A Mother's Nightmare that Russovoir develops a selfish anticipation, as if she's the fulfilling chorus too impatient to finish the entire favorite song.


What clever reference, although while it's based on true events, the film has elements reminiscent of Jennifer's Body that had Megan Fox played Vanessa, its reception could've significantly echoed. Define actress value. In compromise, while still determined to preserve the subtly similar nature of both films, a Megan Fox look alike would suffice. Kudos! It did make a recall of a particular Fox story.

Let's briefly remind ourselves of the story of Jennifer's Body. We follow with this early bloomer high school lass whose extra small tee is apathetic to ogling men. She has a best friend, Anita (Seyfried), the uncomfortably insecure, less hot one. Let's get with the program - they went to a concert, there was a fire, a group of struggling artists kidnapped and sacrificed her to Satan, mistaking she's a virgin, resulting to a demon incarnate. Here's the film's element: as a succubus, she's weak until only have brutally eaten men (Director's Cut, get it). Frankly, the film was brilliant in manifesting from seduction to a recoiling monstrosity - unmistakeably a Fox feature.

Jennifer in Jennifer's Body.

A bothering true story, A Mother's Nightmare is a demon incarnate minus the gaping set of razor-sharp teeth. High school transfer Vanessa Redman didn't need them anyway to torment men. Likely the third victim on her list, lovelorn Chris Stewart (Grant Gustin, Glee) is your soft-spoken, heartbroken, good-lookin' boyfriend material on which her plan weaves from. Suspiciously rushing in their love bubble, a mother is concerned for her son not only because he's failing in school and missing out practices unreasonably smitten; she suspects the girlfriend will make him miss them out altogether for good.

"Prove your love to me."