Piranha (2010)

The problem with this exploitation remake/homage to “Piranha” (1978) isn’t the gratuitous blood and breasts. The problem is execution. Richard Dreyfus’ cameo — and eventual death — in the first scene hints at 90 minutes of fun, then the movie disappoints.

d: Alexandre Aja | imdb.com | trailer | Chew on this. | In the water.

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Quentin Tarantino’s World War II epic isn’t fact. It is pulp fiction — a viscerally satisfying tale of scalping, spies and Jewish revenge in four languages. Christoph Waltz (the Jew Hunter) is evil and charming and ironic in a powerful performance.

d: Quentin Tarantino | imdb.com | trailer | “Charlie Rose”
Jail break | The vet | Interrogation | Hans Landa