Dustin Jansick's Movie Reviews
All movie reviews written by Dustin Jansick
- Movie | June 8, 2012
Extraterrestrial
First of all let’s get something straight, Extraterrestrial does not have any aliens in it. In fact, the only real science fiction in the film is used to keep the characters locked in an apartment from fear of alien...
- Movie | June 1, 2012
Take This Waltz
Take This Waltz plays out more like a fantasy than the traditional romantic comedy it is based upon. This sophomore feature from director Sarah Polley contains an outcome that leaves you with something to chew on, but it’s attempts...
- Movie | May 30, 2012
Pariah
Better than your average coming of age story is Pariah, about a teenager who finds it difficult to be herself when her parents will not accept that she is gay. The title of the film means one that is...
- Movie | May 25, 2012
Your Sister’s Sister
Having liked Lynn Shelton’s previous feature, Humpday, I was anxious to see if she could duplicate her efforts in Your Sister’s Sister. I will tell you right now, she does just that and then some. Shelton’s greatest achievement here...
- Movie | May 18, 2012
Nobody Else But You
Nobody Else But You is a light neo-noir French thriller about a celebrity model that hides behind her famous figure in public while her personal life is crumbing around her. Her sudden death inspires a writer to become a...
- Movie | May 16, 2012
Urbanized
Urbanized is the third and final documentary installment of the design trilogy by Gary Hustwit. First, Hustwit focused on how one typeface that is everywhere is often overlooked in Helvetica before moving on to showing how industrial design affects...
- Movie | May 14, 2012
Hick
Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011 was Hick, a film directed by Derick Martini about a teenager who aimlessly drifts away from her Nebraska home. Aimlessly drifts are a common theme here because the entire film...
- Movie | May 5, 2012
The Double Hour
Some call The Double Hour a foreign art house thriller while I would lean slightly more toward film nior, maybe it’s all of the above. I saw glimpses of Tell No One in this heart pounding Italian thriller from...
- Movie | May 1, 2012
Revanche
Revanche is a foreign thriller from director Gotz Spielmann which focuses heavily on the characters than it does with narrative. Unique circumstances bring two separate characters together that allows one to commit a sin and the other is setup...
- Movie | April 26, 2012
Volver
Volver could probably pass as a good Spanish soap opera. The film by talented director Pedro Almodóvar is about a predominantly female family and how they deal with situations that unfold. This melodrama contains all of Almodóvar’s trademarks; female...