He’s a White Russian Hacker. He’s the…
Vidiot
Week of November 30, 2018
Cocktails produce passwords. First up…
Searching
The worst part about going missing nowadays
is the media uses online photos of you embellished with a dog’s snout.
Thankfully, the abducted teenager in this
mystery stopped using Snapchat months ago.
When David’s (John Cho) 16-year-old doesn’t
come home after spending the night at a friend’s, the single dad accesses her
electronic devices only to discover she has been leading a double life online.
A detective (Debra Messing) is soon assigned to the case, but her involvement
only results in more questions about the girl’s whereabouts and whom she was
involved with.
Told entirely through the lens of phones,
laptops and CCTV, this cyber-thriller does what similarly shot films have tried
in the past but manages to avoid gimmickry. Meanwhile, the white-knuckle
narrative is relatable and helps to counterbalance the film’s shaky-cam
tendencies.
Lastly, if someone hasn’t posted a selfie
online in an hour it usually means they’re dead. Yellow Light
Dog Days
The dog days of summer are when the
droughts get so bad people start drinking out of toilets.
However, this canine comedy contends that
the meaning pertains more to listlessness.
Elizabeth (Nina Dobrev) is a morning show
host who must learn to work with her new co-host; Tara (Vanessa Hudgens) is
crushing on an arrogant vet while a nice guy pines for her; and a married
couple (Eva Longoria, Rob Corddry) struggles to make life for their adopted
daughter comfortable. Over time each of these tales intersects with one another
to create a larger chronicle of modern relationships and urban dog ownership.
While none of the interconnected stories
are all that earthshattering or funny for that matter, the canine companions do
offer a slight reprieve from the corny, sentimentality of the unmemorable
vignettes.
And while dogs can offer sound dating
advise; they tend to favour the suitors with musty crotches. Red Light
***Big Brother In-Law***
Timecode
If you were to secretly videotape most
people today you’d end up with a montage of racist tirades.
In 2000, however, when this drama was
released, you would capture something worth watching.
As pre-production on his latest feature
begins, philandering actor Alex (Stellan Skarsgård) splits his time between
drinking and helping his girlfriend Rose (Salma Hayek) get a role in the
production. Elsewhere, Alex’s wife (Saffron Burrows) prepares divorce papers,
while Rose’s girlfriend (Jeanne Tripplehorn) has bugged her and is now
eavesdropping on her affair with Alex and her audition.
An experimental feature from director Mike
Figgis that unravels in real time in four separate segments on the screen with
the volume on a certain stories turned up to guide viewers, this ensemble is
truly innovative visually. Unfortunately, the plot and its interconnecting
narratives are not as engaging.
Incidentally, hidden cameras in the 2000s
were usually concealed in trucker hats.
He’s Millennium Bug Spray. He’s the….
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