Monthly Archives: October 2011

Drive (Refn, 2011)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Kamran Ahmed

On first impression, and for good reason, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive (2011) reminded me of Melville’s Le Samourai (1967), with Ryan Gosling, the driver, sporting a similar role to Jef Costello, Alain Delon’s infamously cool and mysterious lead character. In … Continue reading →

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Horrible Bosses (Gordon, 2011)

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Kamran Ahmed

While the plot is paper thin, replete with bizarre situations and unrealistic characters, this film’s tour de force is its hilarious protagonists. Since I love Charlie Day’s It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia as well as Jason Bateman’s Arrested Development, I … Continue reading →