The Tao of Steve (2000)
Screenplay by Greer Goodman & Jenniphr Goodman and Duncan North, story by Duncan North
Directed by Jenniphr Goodman
Produced by Good Machine
Running time: 87 minutes
So, What’s This About?
At his 10-year high school reunion in Santa Fe, a chubby slouch named Dex (Donal Logue) and his married conquest (Ayelet Kaznelson) get it on [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Master and pupil'
The Protagonist Is, Uh, A Heavy Guy
August 17th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Tags: Master and pupil · Unconventional romance
Teen Movies Don’t Interest Me
July 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Rocket Science (2007)
Written by Jeffrey Blitz
Directed by Jeffrey Blitz
Produced by B&W Films/ Duly Noted, Inc./ HBO Films
Running time: 101 minutes
By Joe Valdez
So, What’s This About?
While arguing against farm subsidies at the New Jersey State High School Policy Debate Championships, Ben Wekselbaum (Nicholas D’Agosto) — the greatest public speaker that Plainsboro High School has ever [...]
Tags: Brother/brother relationship · Coming of age · Drunk scene · Father/son relationship · High school · Master and pupil · No opening credits · Psychoanalysis
Taste Test: Spartacus (1960) vs. Gladiator (2000)
July 2nd, 2009 · 8 Comments
By Joe Valdez
What the *&#! Are They About?
In the mines of the Roman province of Libya, slave Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) sinks his teeth into the ankle of a guard, earning himself a death sentence. Recognizing an unbroken spirit he could mold into something great, slave merchant Batiatus (Peter Ustinov) purchases the condemned and returns [...]
Tags: Based on novel · Bathtub scene · Brother/sister relationship · Dreams and visions · Famous line · Interrogation · Master and pupil · Sword fight
Taste Test: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) vs. The Exorcist (1973)
June 17th, 2009 · 9 Comments
By Joe Valdez
What the *&#! Are They About?
Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) and her husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move into the 7th floor New York apartment of a recently deceased old woman. They ignore the advice of a close friend, who tells them about the Bramford Building’s “unpleasant reputation around the turn of the century”, [...]
Tags: Ambiguous ending · Based on novel · Beasts and monsters · Dreams and visions · End of the world · Interrogation · Master and pupil · Paranoia










