Tag: movie
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Snowpiercer – A Movie Review
Primal, captivating, and unique, Snowpiercer is honestly unlike anything I’ve ever seen. The premise is simple. Mankind, in an effort to reverse global warming, succeeded all too well – it sent the world into a deep freeze. Snowpiercer is an incredibly long train that shelters the last of humanity. The tail of the train houses the less…
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Godzilla – A Movie Review
I would like to say from the outset that I am thrilled Godzilla is back on the scene. I miss the old movie monster days, and, from what I hear, Godzilla has paved the way for a new crop of films featuring our favorite monsters to arrive. Godzilla started wonderfully. It created a very interesting…
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The Grand Budapest Hotel – A Movie Review
I don’t know much about the technical aspects of movies. I don’t completely understand how movies are even made. I do know this, though: I like weird, I like original, I like passion, I like real characters, I like visual stimuli, and I like unpredictable plots. Because of this, I like Wes Anderson. A lot.…
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My Initial Impression Of the Affleck As Batman Photograph
Today Zack Snyder released the first image depicting Ben Affleck as Batman for the upcoming Man of Steel sequel, tentatively titled Batman Vs. Superman. Though the movie does come out until May 6, 2016, it’s never too early to get the fans worked into a frenzy, and this photograph has apparently done just that. You…
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The Lego Movie – A Movie Review
Though there are a million perks to having children, one of them is that you get to go to kids’ movies without anyone giving you funny looks. When my five-year-old and I saw the preview for The Lego Movie, we both cracked up, especially with the Batman bits. We knew we had to see it…
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Jupiter Ascending, the Wachowskis, and My Proclamation
Several months ago I proclaimed that I would, from that moment forth, see all theatrical releases from a select group of directors. The Wachowskis were included in that group. So when I heard they had a new movie due in 2014, Jupiter Ascending, I naturally became very excited and started lining up babysitters. And then…
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Dante’s Inferno – A Movie Review
Okay, so this is a DVD released in correlation with the video game of the same name. It’s important to note that I’m not a gamer and don’t even own a video game system. The film borrows from the famous work of literature, The Divine Comedy, which, of course, is the reason I checked it…
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The Dark Knight – A Movie Review
(No Spoilers Ahead) Simply “wow.” This movie surpassed even my lofty expectations as a Batman fan. Epic in nature with nonstop action and a tight, logical storyline that organically meshed with the characterization of its players, The Dark Knight deserves every bit of the accolades it’s amassing. Christian Bale’s Batman is truly a force of…
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – A Movie Review
The fourth installment of the Indiana Jones mythos was adequate and entertaining, but failed to capture the charisma of earlier films. I thought something that worked particularly really well was the pairing of Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf. LaBeouf takes a lot of flak from the internet community, and I’m not sure why. He’s got…
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