Thursday, March 04, 2010

Academy Awards...I haven't a clue

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Wow, talk about a change. In 2008 I saw 100 films in the theater over the course of one year. In 2009, I'd be surprised if it topped thi...
Saturday, October 03, 2009

Zombieland

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Following a time honored strategy of insuring that no one is actually reading your reviews before continuing, I feel sufficiently confident ...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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Mistake 1: going to see Transformers 2 Mistake 2: going to the the midnight show Mistake 3: thinking that I have the energy or patience to s...

Goodbye, Solo

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Have you ever noticed that although I probably come off as a crabby old man who hates everything he sees, that I actually have more positive...
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Year One

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Obviously there is something wrong with me. Because the only comedic (and I use the term broadly) actor I hate more than Will Farrell is Jac...

Land of the Lost

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Well I really have no one to blame but myself. (Note to Reader: this will pretty much be the theme for several of upcoming reviews) Give a m...
Monday, June 15, 2009

Taking of Pelham 123

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Dear Mr. Tony Scott, You are actually a pretty decent film maker. I've pretty much enjoyed every movie you have made in some fashion. He...
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The Hangover

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Four guys go to Las Vegas for a bachelor party, a few days before said Bachelor's wedding. Three guys wake up the next day hungover, clu...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Terminator: Salvation

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So the year is 2018 and humanity has been routed by SkyNet and its plethora of machines. A resistance exists led by a group of secretive guy...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

The Soloist

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The Soloist is the latest film from director Joe Wright ( Pride and Prejudice and Atonement ). It is based on the true story of a homeless...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Star Trek

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The blockbuster movie summer season is upon us and requests (I assume insincere) have been made that my annoying voice be heard. I haven...
Saturday, April 25, 2009

Crank: High Voltage

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I've serious addiction problems when it comes to movies. If I go to long without seeing one in the theater, I'll see just about anyt...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Watchmen

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I have never read the graphic novel Watchmen . I've read some stuff about it and a number of reviews of the film which criticized either...
Monday, March 23, 2009

Wendy and Lucy

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Editor's note: To all my fans (ahh who am I kidding) to all my friends who feel semi-obligated to check and my family who feels fully ob...
Sunday, March 01, 2009

A Christmas Tale

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Family drama is a tried and true formula for a movie. It goes as far back as ancient tragedy if not further. Sometimes its done terribly, so...

The Wrestler

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Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was once a hugely popular and successful wrestler. The Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair of his day...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Friends

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( Fair warning, this is a spoiler filled post and if you don't want plot points revealed go see the film before you read ) Nothing was m...

Doubt

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Set in the early 60s, Doubt takes place at a Catholic school which has one black student. The parish priest is likable and friendly Father F...

The Visitor

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Walter (Richard Jenkins) is an economic professor at a school in Connecticut. He is a widower, who has been trying to learn the piano to hel...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Before Sunrise

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Can't they just say what they mean? Can you? Language, after all, is not just about points and meanings. It is a medium of communication...