I’m popping in here for just a few minutes to whip out this review. I’m in a bit of a rush you see, because I have to get back to reading ALL the archives at Screen Rant. Though my eyes are a little strained from reading white text on black background, I really want to finish them all off and then bookmark this site.
The page is simple in layout, not too cluttered and it’s easy to navigate. There is no about page so we know virtually nothing about our author, but trust me, in the case of this blog it doesn’t matter. He has been writing movie and TV reviews since November 2003. In the first months of this blog’s life, there were few entries, but as time has gone by, it seems our blogger has gotten his reviewing legs under him and posts much more frequently.
You are in for a treat at this site. I am not usually all that jazzed by movie and TV blogs. The ones I have run in to so far have either been incredibly boring and predictable opinion fodder or of the “Oh wow, you HAVE to see this AWESOME movie!” variety. Vic goes nowhere near these dreaded waters. Instead he writes insightful, detailed, reviews that are quite articulate and very readable.
I enjoyed his rather fresh perspective. There is an obvious love of cinema and good TV, but he is not afraid to tell us when he is disappointed and to clearly explain WHY he is. I found myself admiring the time he takes to really ferret out the reasons some things work in films and why they don’t. I mean it’s really easy to say, “I thought this film sucked.” But it takes discipline to explain exactly why. Without this added work, all we have is raw opinion. Which makes for very boring reading.
And I must say that of all the blurbs I have read about Fahrenheit 9/11, his was the most detailed and complete. I felt that I came away with a clear picture of what was actually presented in the film for the first time. I am trying to put my finger on what it is that makes his reviews so enjoyable to read, and I think a one-word description would be: honesty.
Things are not black and white to our author. The shades of gray are not only admitted to, they are explored.
I plan to bookmark this site and return often. It’s a pleasure to read a thoughtful writer’s work. And this site is a good example of such for any aspiring movie or TV critic.