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Apocalypse Now Redux

reviewed on May 12th, 2013 01:55PM

Based on Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness (The boat name 'Erebus" means in Greek "son of the god of utter darkness" hence inspired by the book title), Apocalypse Now Redux is a 3hr 22 minute masterpiece who's filming trivia is almost as messed up...

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The Score

reviewed on May 5th, 2013 08:13PM

I love heist movies. The Score is not side plot heavy (Angela Bassett and Marlon Brando are about as supporting as supporting gets), because all the screen time is devoted to the terrific dynamic that is DeNiro and Norton, who easlily elevate mate...

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True Romance

reviewed on April 13th, 2013 02:05PM

As far as i'm concerned this movie (along with Man On Fire) are Tony Scotts best work (RIP). Typically terrific soundtrack scored by Hans Zimmer that's accompanied by a knock out cast in which many (especially Patricia Arquette and Gary Oldman) pu...

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Miller's Crossing

reviewed on March 24th, 2013 01:43AM

Masterpiece. Absolute masterpiece-

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Blow

reviewed on March 22nd, 2013 11:07PM

This is easily one of Johnny Depp's most nuanced and emotional performances of his career. Stellar supporting work by Paul Reubens, Franka Potente, Penelope Cruz, and the always excellent Ray Liotta, plus a nice role by Emma Roberts as George's da...

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Deep Cover

reviewed on March 11th, 2013 08:05PM

Directed by Bill Duke (Mac from Predator).Great performances by Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Charles Martin Smith, Gregory Sierra, Victoria Dillard, and Clarence Williams III (Linc from the Mod Squad yo). This movie has one of the best hip hop and re...

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Wag the Dog

reviewed on March 10th, 2013 01:35PM

Sharp political satire directed by Barry Levinson and anchored by heavyweights De Niro and Hoffman (who in my opinion, has never been funnier than he is here as big shot producer Stanley Motss). Also starring Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson...

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State of Grace

reviewed on March 6th, 2013 09:25PM

Directed by Phil Joanou. Brilliant soundtrack by Ennio Morricone. Stellar performances by Sean Penn, Ed Harris, the always great John Tuturro, Robin Wright Penn, and Gary Oldman as Jackie Flannery, one of my favorite character portrayals of all ti...

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Biutiful

reviewed on March 5th, 2013 09:40PM

Javier Bardem pulls out all the stops as Uxbal, a man who realizes he doesn't have long to live but has so much left to do. Once again a wonderful film from Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu that reminds us that time is precious, and on a base level we...

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The Illusionist

reviewed on March 3rd, 2013 04:33PM

Edward Norton is Eisenheim, an 18th century magician in Vienna who comes to a head with the Crown Prince of Vienna over his childhood love Sophie (Jessica Biel). All the while he's under the watchful eye of a sharp Chief Inspector ( Paul Giamatti ...

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Seven Psychopaths

reviewed on February 22nd, 2013 08:18AM

This film is a hornet's nest of A list talent, that much is pretty obvious. But with all of the excellent work put in by Farrell, Walken, Harrelson, Waits, it's Sam Rockwell who contiunes to astound and amaze me - I don't think any character has m...

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Narc

reviewed on February 9th, 2013 06:52PM

Directed by Joe Carnahan, Narc proves that substance and powerful acting trump a bloated movie budget any day of the week (filmed for just over 6 million dollars with significant pull coming from Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner). This movie is as hard...

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Equilibrium

reviewed on February 6th, 2013 06:57PM

1984 has a baby with The Matrix. Christian Bale is John Preston, a Grammaton Cleric who kills anything with feelings, unlike his rank name which always makes me think he's running around checking people's spelling. Taye Diggs is a suspicious co-wo...

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End of Watch

reviewed on February 3rd, 2013 02:07AM

Nobody has the movie vibe of LA cops down like David Ayer does. Well obviously besides Michael Mann. Oh and William Friedkin. This film is a docu-crime actioner with a basic script elevated by all around excellent performances, especially Michael ...

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The Silence of the Lambs

reviewed on February 2nd, 2013 07:17PM

Absolute masterpiece. The soundtrack by Howard Shore is just brilliant and heartbreaking. One of the best movies ever-

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Best In Show

reviewed on January 28th, 2013 04:12PM

A hilarious ensemble cast of bizarre dog owners which includes Guest, Eugene Levy and Catherine O Hara, Michael McKean, jayne Lynch, Parker Posey (so funny), Ed Begley, and I swear Fred Willard is actually on drugs in his role as dog show commenta...

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The Blues Brothers

reviewed on January 26th, 2013 07:16PM

James Brown - Cab Calloway - Ray Charles- John Lee Hooker -Aretha Franklin = music perfection-

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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

reviewed on January 19th, 2013 12:10PM

An incredibly faithful adaptation of the novel by Patrick O'Brien and directed by Peter Weir. Winner of best sound mixing and cinematography from the Academy (2004) and up for numerous others, this is easily one of my favorite "boat" films of all ...

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Martha Marcy May Marlene

reviewed on January 17th, 2013 07:33PM

Once upon a time, all we knew of were 2 Olsen twins, both rich, and both annoying us in syndication will Full House. But oh no, it turns out there is another sibling, Elizabeth, and she is fearlessly excellent in this film as Martha , a smart but ...

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Code of Silence

reviewed on January 15th, 2013 10:48AM

Classic 80's action directed by Andrew Davis, who would go on to direct the awesomeness that is The Fugitive. Crazy 80's bad guy ? cue Henry Silva. Wisecracking partner ? Dennis Farina. Tons of Chicago location shots (fun to pick out since I've be...

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Minority Report

reviewed on January 5th, 2013 07:57PM

Based on a Philip K Dick story ( I think - had a few beers), Minority Report is a solid sci-fi drama with effects that still hold up pretty damn well today (ok 1 or 2 jetpack shots maybe not but whatever). Tom Cruise is John Anderton, a pre-crime ...

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Basquiat

reviewed on January 2nd, 2013 08:20PM

Artistic brilliance directed by Julian Schnabel. Jeffrey Wright literally is Jean-Michel, and then there is Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Michael Wincott, Parker Posey, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, Christopher Walken, and David Bowie As Andy...

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Get Shorty

reviewed on January 1st, 2013 10:21PM

A nice breezy crime comedy directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and based on the Elmore Leonard novel. Travolta is in top form as Chili Palmer, making a nice follow up to his career defining role as Vincent Vega in the previous Pulp Fiction. He is support...

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Lawless

reviewed on December 29th, 2012 07:58PM

Based on the book The Wettest County In The World by Matt Bondurant and directed by John Hillcoat (Proposition ,The Road). Lawless is a violent slice of life set in beautifully photographed Franklin, Virginia.. Along for the fun are the aforementi...

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Blood Diamond

reviewed on December 27th, 2012 08:07PM

Directed skillfully by Ed Zwick (Glory, Defiance), Blood Diamond is an action movie with a social conscience. Any where that a valuable resource is unearthed in Africa,without fail the local population will die in great numbers. In this case that ...

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Rounders

reviewed on December 26th, 2012 09:27PM

Everybody I know went on a card playing rampage following this film. A basic premise that's strongly acted by a cast including Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Famke Janssen (so hot) John Turturro, Gretchen Mol, Martin Landau, and a delightfully scene c...

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The Game

reviewed on December 15th, 2012 11:05AM

You really don't know what you've got til it's gone. Sandwiched between the brilliance of Se7en and Fight Club, The Game for myself personally stands as a top Fincher favorite. Michael Douglas and Sean Penn are in top form, with a nice supporting ...

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Chronicle

reviewed on December 12th, 2012 11:25PM

Like X-Men and Cloverfield had a baby-

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The Machinist

reviewed on December 10th, 2012 02:26PM

A creepliy nuanced film about guilt, regret, and weight dropping insanity personified by Chrsitian Bale in the sketetal lead role, the Machinist also has solid supprting work from Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michael Ironside amongst others. Eerily an...

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Romancing the Stone

reviewed on December 9th, 2012 11:06PM

A favorite 80s adventure/comedy directed by Robert Zemeckis (in fact the box office success of this film allowed him to go ahead and make a little known film called Back To The Future). The on screen chemistry between Douglas and Turner is very be...

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Silver Linings Playbook

reviewed on November 27th, 2012 07:39PM

As it stands now my favorite overall movie of 2012. Bradley Cooper is mesmerizing, Jennifer Lawrence is ravishing (seriously, wow), and after almost a decade of generally phoning it in I get my DeNiro back. Nice funny but impressively restrained s...

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Man on Fire

reviewed on November 26th, 2012 04:29PM

For me personally this is Tony Scott's finest work. Denzel is at his ferocious best, and is equally matched by his child counterpart Dakota Fanning (seriously Hollywood where is the new crop of good child actors). Great cinematography and supporti...

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The Simpsons Movie

reviewed on November 26th, 2012 01:55PM

More enjoyable each and every time that I watch it, and also very glad it was a long time in the making, not rushed at the pinnacle of the shows success. Glad to see Green Day made it to the Springfield concert summer series. For a few hours at le...

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Out of Sight

reviewed on November 23rd, 2012 07:45PM

A Steven Soderbergh classic, and really the first movie that brought him to my attention (I saw Sex,Lies, and Videotape way after the fact). Great chemistry matchup of Lopez (she has never looked better) and Clooney (this film, along with U-Turn a...

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Cloud Atlas

reviewed on November 21st, 2012 09:48PM

A fascinating film about time lines and cause and effect, it's refreshing once in a while to see a movie that doesn't do the work for you. Great multiple performances from Tom Hanks, Halle Berry (does she ever age?), Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving (N...

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Bulworth

reviewed on November 19th, 2012 07:41PM

In retrospect this is the 3rd time I've seen this film, but at least not for the last 10 years. Warren Beatty has had an epic 40 year Hollywood career, some of my personal favorites being Bonnie & Clyde, Heaven Can Wait, Reds, and Bugsy. Bulworth ...

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The Killer Inside Me

reviewed on November 17th, 2012 12:36AM

This film is not for the faint of heart. It is cruel, brutal, and has been accused of graphic violence against women. Michael Winterbottom's The Killer Inside Me is not an easy watch, but a worthwhile one if not for another mesmerizing performance...

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Rachel Getting Married

reviewed on November 16th, 2012 12:24PM

A dark gem of a movie by Jonathan Demme about how addiction not only damages the addict, but the people who love them. Anne Hathaway stars as Kym (putting in, in my opinion, an Oscar worthy performance) who steamrolls through everyone and everyth...

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Valkyrie

reviewed on November 14th, 2012 07:07PM

I LOVE World War 2 films. Tom Cruise decided to go with no accent rather than butcher a German one, which is fine because he has an eyepatch and only a few fingers. Directed and written by Singer and McQuarrie, excellently scored, and featuring a ...

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Savages

reviewed on November 14th, 2012 01:00AM

I understand it's a major blood boiling point for readers of the novel so therefore I abstained from reading it and just went with what the movie had to offer. I enjoyed it, especially the supporting parts played by Benicio Del Toro (super creep) ...

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The Usual Suspects

reviewed on November 10th, 2012 11:39PM

Written by Christopher McQuarrie, directed by Bryan Singer, with a powerhouse cast anchored by Kevin Spacey in his best supporting actor turn as Verbal Kint. Crime movies don't come much better than this. Just flawless-

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For Your Eyes Only

reviewed on November 10th, 2012 04:57PM

Ok Roget Moore takes a lot of heat as Bond, and I am no exception at taking some swipes. But personally I think For Your Eyes Only is the best of the Moore films (The Spy Who Loved Me being second). It's well executed , good sense of humor, great ...

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The Descendants

reviewed on November 6th, 2012 04:37PM

Wow. Just, um, wow-

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Gattaca

reviewed on November 5th, 2012 01:31PM

A fascinating concept film about genetics and being relegated to fate even the instant you are born. Ethan Hawke is solid as always, with decent supporting roles by Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin, and Loren Dean as Vincent's genetically superior brother ...

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A Simple Plan

reviewed on November 3rd, 2012 12:53AM

A subtle morality driven thriller set in the winter woods of Minnesota, A Simple Plan is effectively directed by Sam Raimi, who takes a different direction from his usual special effects driven fare. What would you do with 4 million in cash ? And ...

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The Descent

reviewed on October 25th, 2012 07:37PM

An absolute masterpiece of claustrophobic terror. What else can I say-

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P2

reviewed on October 23rd, 2012 09:04PM

I kind of enjoyed the hell out of this one. The plot doesn't reinvent the wheel nor does it go through any attempts to do so. Wes Bentley was sufficiently creepy (although I kind of wanted him to video tape a floating plastic bag and talk about ho...

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The Cabin in the Woods

reviewed on October 23rd, 2012 05:51PM

Just to be truthfully honest the only thing I know about JOSS (NOT JOSH) Whedon is The Avengers, which is a pretty decent thing to know. I don't watch Firefly. I know a lot about Buffy. From my wife. So last night 25 minutes into this movie I thou...

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Halloween

reviewed on October 20th, 2012 06:21PM

For starters I am a huge fan of the 1978 John Carpenter original. I've probably seen it 25 times in it's entirety so it's taken me 5 years of decompression to watch Rob Zombie's version. Also it was on Netflix which my wife pays for so whatever. I...

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The Master

reviewed on September 28th, 2012 07:09PM

Wow. Just um, wow. The Master makes There Will Be Blood seem "accessible". I left the theatre right when the credits rolled so I wouldn't have to hear anybody else talk, and it' still rolling over and over in my head like a rock tumbler. Many peop...

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The Basketball Diaries

reviewed on September 13th, 2012 06:27PM

I feel fortunate that my exposure to Leonardo DiCaprio came with this movie and What's Eating Gilbert Grape (forget Growing Pains and Critters 3 yes I know and don't care) as opposed to the mega stardom of Jack from Titanic. Don't get me wrong I l...

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

reviewed on September 7th, 2012 07:15PM

I am old as fuck - and one benefit was getting to see some of the best science fiction movies of all time in the theater. One of these films was Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan. Going lean and mean at 1hr 55min after the bloated snorefest that the ...

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Choke

reviewed on September 5th, 2012 11:31AM

Decent faithful adaptation of the book material, propelled on the strength of the always excellent Sam Rockwell. Good supporting roles by Angelica Huston as Victors mother, Brad Henke as the chronic masturbating best friend, and Kelly Macdonald a...

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There Will be Blood

reviewed on August 24th, 2012 10:52AM

Paul Thomas Anderson's absolute masterpiece which is loosely based on Upton Sinclairs 1927 novel Oil!, There Will Be Blood is hands down my favorite film of the last 5 years. Daniel Day Lewis strides through everything and everyone like a juggerna...

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The Lookout

reviewed on August 23rd, 2012 04:19PM

Reminiscent of other cold winter swept crime films such as Fargo and A Simple Plan, The Lookout is yet another subtle tour de force performance by JGL ( I guess that we have to wait until he's old to give him some much deserved recognition) .Solid...

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Killer Joe

reviewed on August 16th, 2012 08:59PM

Without giving anything away, this is a story deep fried in Texas trailer trash, and everybody digs in. Besides Emile and Matthew (who's fantastic btw) there are terrific supporting roles by Gina Gershon, Thomas Haden Church, and an unbelievably f...

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Inception

reviewed on August 13th, 2012 11:47AM

Running with conceptual ideas from the 1984 Dennis Quaid movie Dreamscape and taking them to a much higher layer, Inception is right up there with The Dark Knight and The Prestige in my holy triumvirate of Nolan favorites. As stellar of an ensembl...

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The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings

reviewed on July 30th, 2012 11:59AM

"He has fallen into shadow"-

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Kick-Ass

reviewed on July 27th, 2012 07:23PM

I think my most favorite fact about this movie is how utterly outraged many critics became over the character of Hit-Girl. It just makes me laugh. Aaron Johnson is capable as the lead character, but the strength really lies in the supporting chara...

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Vampires

reviewed on July 23rd, 2012 09:20PM

Based on the novel by John Steakley and directed by John Carpenter, Vampires is a guilty pleasure cheesefest. The plot overall isn't anything spectacular but hey it's a vampire movie. What I love about this film besides the director and the music ...

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Predators

reviewed on July 16th, 2012 12:15AM

First off Adrien Brody acquits himself well as Royce , the stoic mercenary black ops soldier and unofficial leader of the hunted. Someone totally got himself into the bowflex home gym to play this part. Alice Braga handles herself solidly as the ...

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Harsh Times

reviewed on July 15th, 2012 02:40PM

I like this movie - but I wish I could alter the ending to my liking and makes things a little more......sudden. The characters are far from sympathetic but then again they aren't supposed to be. Drugs, guns, tattoos, beer, fighting, bad judgement...

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Take Shelter

reviewed on July 13th, 2012 06:42PM

I put off watching this on behalf of my wife. But with her being the ultimate procrastinator of film and finding this on Netflix I decided I am not waiting anymore. Now I feel like I have been punched in the face with epic filmmaking. Michael Shan...

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I Love You Phillip Morris

reviewed on July 1st, 2012 09:11PM

Con man and fresh out of the closet Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) is tossed in jail for credit fraud, where he meets the love of his life, a quiet man named Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). What follows is a bumpy ride (no pun intended) of trickery a...

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Alpha Dog

reviewed on June 29th, 2012 07:24PM

Most times I bring up this film people roll their eyes because it has Justin Timberlake in it - but I really couldn't give a shit because Nick Cassavettes brings out his best acting effort to date.Period. (He did a great job playing Sean Parker as...

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To Live and Die in L.A.

reviewed on June 25th, 2012 06:26PM

A groundbreaking crime thriller easily a decade ahead of it's time. Masterfully directed by William Friedkin (Exorcist, the French Connection) and starring William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Dean Stockwell, Debra Feuer, and John Turturro...

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Everything Must Go

reviewed on June 19th, 2012 12:40AM

I liked this film. What appealed to me was the premise - we are as burdened in life by materialistic baggage as much as emotional baggage. Sometimes shedding one can help alleviate the other. It also doesn't hurt to have Rebecca Hall as your neigh...

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Moonrise Kingdom

reviewed on June 13th, 2012 11:47AM

(THIS REVIEW IS 100 % SPOILER FREE) This movie vaulted it's way to being my favorite Wes Anderson movie before it was even half over. Everybody is pretty familiar with the knack that Anderson possesses for making his films look like they were shot...

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Donnie Brasco

reviewed on June 9th, 2012 08:49PM

A crime film set in New York 1978, Donnie Brasco features outstanding performances by Al Pacino , Johnny Depp (probably my favorite part he has ever played), Michael Madsen, Anne Heche, Bruno Kirby, and James Remar. Director Mike Newell was given ...

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

reviewed on June 6th, 2012 07:05PM

In 1963 R.P. McMurphy (Oscar Winner Jack Nicholson) is sent to a psychiatric hospital from a work camp to be evaluated for possible faking of mental illness. The hospital is controlled with an iron fist by Nurse Ratched (Oscar Winner Louise Fletc...

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District 9

reviewed on June 3rd, 2012 09:42PM

An absolutely original and groundbreaking science fiction film (and utterly ignored by major awards critics - big surprise), District 9 is a movie about racism on an inter-planetary level. What happens when aliens run out of gas over your city ? ...

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Girl, Interrupted

reviewed on June 3rd, 2012 11:01AM

Set in the hippie insurgent/ Vietnam escalation period of 1967 America, Girl, Interrupted is a movie about mental illness, co-dependence, and finding friendship in the most unlikely of places. With films such as this , Copland, Walk The Line, and ...

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Immortals

reviewed on May 25th, 2012 11:02AM

Easily superior to the trainwreck that was Clash Of The Titans, Immortals is one beautiful looking gory chessefest. The plot is cookie cutter but really who cares ? Evil King wants a bow to let out more evil, good has to stop him. First off Mickey...

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Spider

reviewed on May 22nd, 2012 11:46AM

Calling the majority of Cronenbergs work "not mass market friendly"is an understatement in most cases. Spider is definitely no exception to this and will ultimately bore, frustrate, and be written off by the majority movie viewer. However this mov...

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Hesher

reviewed on May 10th, 2012 10:07PM

It's very easy on the surface to categorize this movie as just "JGL with long hair and a fuck the world attitude". In fact I found Hesher to be a very emotional film about people dealing with tragic loss. This movie made me tear up multiple times ...

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Shame

reviewed on April 23rd, 2012 06:58PM

30ish upscale New Yorker Brandon Sullivan (Michael Fassbender) is a sexual addict who's lifestyle is complicated by his couch crashing lounge singer sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan). Hilarity ensues.......No seriously Shame is in a favorite 2011 movi...

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Hanna

reviewed on April 15th, 2012 04:34PM

Hanna is The Bourne Identity on LSD. The film is brilliant, especially the fight sequences (Bahnhof Rumble and Container Park). My favorite movie of 2011 just ahead of Drive. Love it-

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The Dogs of War

reviewed on March 31st, 2012 09:04PM

Based on the novel by Frederick Forsyth (albeit with a few changes), The Dogs Of War is a nice balls out straight forward military thriller. Christopher Walken plays Jamie Shannon, a mercenary working on behalf of big business to sweep out a mad m...

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Harry Brown

reviewed on February 21st, 2012 07:49PM

Yet another in s series of tour de force performances for Michael Caine (and there are a lot of them), Harry Brown is a grim (and scarily realistic) look at life in low income tenement housing. The gang is this film don't seem like they are actors...

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Stargate

reviewed on February 19th, 2012 10:54PM

Great soundtrack. Kurt Russell has the best brushcut in history. This movie may have in part helped spur on the rise of The Taliban. Other than that it's really kinda....boring-

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Drive

reviewed on February 4th, 2012 04:05PM

Reminiscent style- wise to Michael Mann's 1981 film Thief, for me Drive is hands down the best movie of 2011 (followed closely by Super). Brilliantly acted and shot all around (I realize that Albert Brooks is getting a lot of kudos but no one talk...

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Super

reviewed on January 29th, 2012 04:25PM

This is a less user-friendly movie than Kick-Ass. Which is saying a lot considering Kick-Ass is awash with uber- violence. Do I love them both ? Yes. But on a deeper level this movie affected me way more. It's excellent black comedy and drama wher...

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The Edge

reviewed on January 20th, 2012 09:47PM

"You know what most most people in the wilderness die of ? They die of shame". Directed by Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors), The Edge is a great story of man vs nature...vs man. Starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. Beautiful cinematography ...

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The Mist

reviewed on January 19th, 2012 11:34PM

"I'm going to bed now. But first I'm going to kiss my son and whisper two words in his ear. Against the dreams that may come, you know. Two words that sound a bit alike. One of them is Hartford. The other is hope"- Stephen King 1980 p.s. Toby J...

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28 Days Later

reviewed on January 18th, 2012 11:18PM

Jim wipes out delivering a package as a bike courier and when he wakes up in a London hospital everything is.....fucked. Starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, and Christopher Eccleston, 28 Days Later is a masterpiece of scares,...

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In Bruges

reviewed on January 16th, 2012 08:20AM

Great performances by Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, and a hilarious part played by Ralph Fiennes. In Bruges is black comedy at it's best set in an amazing backdrop. Oh and it has drug using dwarves. So just go ahead and watch it shortass-

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Salt

reviewed on January 15th, 2012 07:40PM

Such high expectations. I love seeing beautiful women beat the crap out of men s much as the next guy, but Angelina was borderline anorexic in this film. Plot ? who the hell knows ? You're a traitor oh no run my friend is the double crosser blah b...

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[REC]

reviewed on January 15th, 2012 01:36PM

One of the scariest horror movies I've seen in the last 10 years. Make sure your house is nice and dark, lock the door, and watch it with subtitles. Because dubbing is stupid.-

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True Grit

reviewed on January 14th, 2012 07:03PM

One of my favorite movies of 2010, True Grit features top notch performances by Jeff Bridges as crusty U.S. Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn, Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross, and Matt Damon as Texas Ranger LaBeouf. All 3 form an uneasy alliance heading i...

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

reviewed on January 12th, 2012 11:22PM

This movie is everything that I wanted from the novel and gave me a serious crush on Noomi Rapace to boot. I love subtitles. As for the remakes to each their own - here's hoping Brett Ratner doesn't get ahold of 2 or 3-

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

reviewed on January 8th, 2012 02:44PM

Oldman.Hurt.Strong.Hardy.Firth.Cumberbatch. Nuff Said-

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The 25th Hour

reviewed on January 7th, 2012 09:22AM

Remember when Spike Lee made good films ? (yes it's been 10 years). Monty Brogan (Edward Norton) is going to the big house for 7 years on a drug dealing charge and has one last day of freedom in NYC. This is a New York City still horribly ripped o...

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Shallow Grave

reviewed on December 17th, 2011 12:01AM

The movie directorial debut for Danny Boyle, Shallow Grave is a fast paced tale of deceit, greed, and the death of friendship. Ewan McGregor as Alex could be the sober motormouthed brother to Mark Renton. Christopher Eccleston is the scariest acco...

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The Mechanic

reviewed on June 23rd, 2011 11:04PM

Predicable plot. Some good action. Uneven and pretty bad score. Great as always Donald Sutherland and crazy Ben Foster. If you find a woman on the planet who loved this movie you should marry her because she is one in a million. And probably has a...

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Body of Lies

reviewed on June 11th, 2011 04:12PM

On paper this movie has everything smothered in awesome sauce. Kick ass director ? check. Strong actors ? check. Guns and helicopters and satellites ? check check. But as much as I enjoyed many parts of it the phrase "paint by numbers" kept going ...

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127 Hours

reviewed on March 13th, 2011 10:35AM

Wow - wow - wow. From the opening few minutes showing what a self centered adrenaline junkie Ralston is I almost couldn't wait for him to take a dive. Once he does though 127 Hours becomes a one man stage play (except for flashbacks,ants,and that ...

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Troy

reviewed on March 5th, 2011 06:25PM

Honestly not as bad as I anticipated. Action sequences are well choreographed- the motto should be "less talking, more chopping". Helped by the fact every decent supporting actor under the sun happens to be in this film for some reason (money). Pl...

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28 Weeks Later

reviewed on January 7th, 2011 11:44PM

What can i say ? I've seen this movie 4 times over the last 4 years and it keeps getting better. Tense sequences, fast pacing, and an opening that still jacks up the heart rate even after Don is in the motorboat. Please Mr. Boyle gimme some 28 Mon...

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Inglourious Basterds

reviewed on January 3rd, 2011 03:47PM

Bizarrely scorned by the Academy (aside from Christoph Waltz), this movie is indeed Tarantino at his best yet - although apparently Avatar had a lot more acclaim going for it (I haven't seen Avatar - although it's right on my list after Monster-In...
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