“I Love Your Work”
The directorial debut of Adam Goldberg (one of my favorite B-list actors) isn’t nearly as promising as I would have hoped it would be. Incredibly experimental in tone, “I Love Your Work” studies the effect that fame has on celebrities through a fictional character (Giovanni Ribisi) who’s one of the biggest stars in cinema. The movie loses most of its interest during the constant flip-flopping of reality and fantasy, however, until eventually the audience can’t tell the difference between the two. Half-assed supporting performances by Franka Potente, Jason Lee, and Joshua Jackson make watching the film that much more disappointing. It’s not horrible, but you should definitely approach it with extreme caution.
“Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King”
Just what we need; another low budget fantasy film made specifically for the Sci-Fi Channel. And while I’m not against the basic cable channel producing their own silly epics, there’s really no need to release it on DVD unless it’s actually good. Chock full of B-movie actors like Krisanna Loken (appearing in her third fantasy film of the year) and Julian “Warlock” Sands, not to mention a whole mess of cheesy sound effects and slo-mo action sequences, “Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King” is yet another “LOTR” wannabe destined for the bargain bin.
“Andre the Butcher”
TH!NKFilm studios hit it big last year with the acquisition of the blockbuster documentary “Murderball,” so you can expect a whole slew of shitty films to follow its success into 2006. “Andre the Butcher” is such a film, offering the worst of indie horror in one short spin of the disc. Of course, the fact that porn superstar Ron Jeremy makes an appearance doesn’t bode well either, but it certainly adds to the absolute tackiness of the picture.
