Big Al Reviews

Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis

  • 28 Weeks Later (’07 review)

    28 Weeks Later (’07 review)

    3 out of 5 Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later was a pretty nifty re-invention of the zombie genre.  Not only did the maverick director put his trademark visual spin on a well-worn horror idea, he even added a few more new ideas, mainly having the zombies (erm, I mean “infected”) run at a rapid pace

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  • Blog: Ballerina (mini review)

    Blog: Ballerina (mini review)

    Just trying a blog style mini review of Ballerina, although the ad campaign is giving it a long winded unweildly title of From the World of John Wick: Ballerina. Probably to get folks to see it for a John Wick universe (which apparently isn’t working very well if ticket sales are any indication, even though

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  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

    4 outta 5 Writer and director Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, has a lot of his quirks as often happens in Wes Anderson films. It has a bit more heart than usual with following the chilly to heartwarming evolution of a relationship between a father and his estranged daughter. The movie, and the

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