Dustin Jansick's Movie Reviews
All movie reviews written by Dustin Jansick
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Super 8
Super 8 is a summer blockbuster film by director J.J. Abrams that contains obvious hints of Spielberg throughout. The film is both entertaining and predictable when a group of adolescent filmmakers stumble upon a magical discovery. It is everything...
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Objectified
Objectified is a documentary directed by Gary Hustwit who may be most recognized for making the documentary Helvetica which was nominated for a Truer Than Fiction Award at the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards. What Hustwit caught us about the...
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The Tree of Life
From the acclaimed director Terrence Malick comes The Tree of Life, an artistic and profound film about the meaning of life centering on a normal and rather insignificant family of the Midwest. The film forgoes traditional narrative in favor...
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The Southern Belle
Patrick Biesemans directs The Southern Belle, a 12 minute indie short film about two men on opposite sides of the same problem.
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Everything Must Go
Everything Must Go is a drama adapted from a short story that was directed by Dan Rush, his first feature film. The film generated mixed reviews after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. The synopsis of...
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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is Park Chan-wook’s first installment of his “Vengeance Trilogy”, followed by the near masterpiece of a Oldboy and the last installment being “Lady Vengeance”. None of the films are literal sequels of one another but...
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Win Win
Win Win is an indie drama from Thomas McCarthy whose third film proves he knows how to write genuine human behavior. Although there are some similarities between his other films, Win Win should appeal to a wider audience with...
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Submarine
Submarine is a Welsh film that director Richard Ayoade adapted a screenplay based off the novel by the same name, about an awkward teenage boy and his first real relationship with a girlfriend. It is an honest coming of...
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Wrecked
Wrecked is an indie thriller that stars Adrien Brody who wakes up and is trapped in a crushed car with no memories of what happened. It is often compared to 127 Hours and Buried and rightfully so, it does...
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City of God
Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles created possibly the most compelling foreign crime drama to date with City of God. It is based on actual events of the life of Wilson Rodriguez who is a famous Brazilian photographer. The storyline is...