Splice (2010) Splice is the best kind of sci-fi movie – original and surprising. When maverick geneticist Elsa (Sarah Polley) asks “What’s the worst that could happen?”, we cannot fathom that the worst will manifest itself as a hybrid creature named Dren. But that’s what you get when you illegally splice human DNA with the [...]
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SFIFF53: Splice, Winter’s Bone, Joan Rivers
Posted in Festival, Reviews on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
SFIFF53: An Evening with Roger Ebert and Friends
Posted in Event, Festival, Reviews on May 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Whoever said “Nobody likes a critic” never met Roger Ebert. From his early days writing reviews for the Chicago Sun Times and moonlighting screenplays for Russ Meyer, to the inimitable (so proven since his departure) At The Movies, Roger Ebert has boldly walked to places other critics wouldn’t have dreamt possible if Roger hadn’t done it [...]
