Tag: movies

  • Strangers With Candy – A Movie Review

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    Delightfully demented and hedonistically hilarious, if you were a fan of the eccentric Comedy Central television series, you will absolutely love this prequel.  Stephen Colbert, of course, shines.

  • You, Me and Dupree – A Movie Review

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    Those of you who have been with me for a while know that I’m a big Owen Wilson fan.  I really like more of his eccentric Zoolander, Royal Tenenbaums, and Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou stuff, but I also enjoy his good-buddy stuff like Wedding Crashers, I Spy, and Starsky and Hutch. You, Me and…

  • Little Miss Sunshine – A Movie Review

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    If you haven’t watched this movie, you have no idea what you are missing.  The plot is rather simple: a father who is a failure at motivational speaking discovers that his daughter believes she has a great shot at winning the Little Miss Sunshine pageant.  Because of circumstances you’ll discover in the movie, the father,…

  • Goodbye Superman Returns

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    Over at Newsarama, they’re reporting that Warner Brothers has opted to reboot the Superman franchise, following the lead of dismissing Ang Lee’s Hulk with last summer’s The Incredible Hulk.  This means an all new, fresh start, also such as what they did with Batman Begins (which, I’m sure, had little influence on this unexpected decision).…

  • The Inexplicableness Of My Movie Predilections

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    Note: Originally Published 7-23-06 I like to post reviews of movies I’ve watched.  I do it because I want to help you.  I know you enter the local movie rental place and pace for hours upon hours, searching for that perfect movie.  Your time is far too valuable for that.  That’s where I come in. …

  • This Is Nothing To Joke About

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    Note: Originally Published 8-1-06 First and foremost, if you are not a fan of Batman Begins or, more specifically, Batman, than this little article will not interest you in the least.  However, if you are a Bat-Fan, then you must read on. It has been confirmed by Warner Brothers that Heath Ledger will play the…

  • Good Call On Gyllenhaal

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    Note: This Post Originally Published 3-10-07 I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Maggie Gyllenhaal has all but signed on to the Batman Begins sequel (called The Dark Knight) to replace Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes.  Let me say, I couldn’t be happier about this decision.  First of all, the sequel will tout the talents…

  • The Illusionist – A Movie Review

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    Everything about this movie worked, and I am not exaggerating when I say that you should make it a priority to see it as soon as possible. Ed Norton stars as an illusionist, a man who makes the seemingly impossible possible.  Jessica Biel is a duchess and childhood love interest who currently finds herself locked…

  • Hollywoodland – A Movie Review

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    I’d heard this was a very good movie and, as it turns out, I heard right. If you’re not familiar with the story of George Reeves, he is the man who played Superman in the old television series.  I mean, the OLD television series from the fifties.  Well, anyway, Reeves supposedly died from a self-inflicted…

  • The Departed – A Movie Review

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    My wife and I finally watched The Departed last night and all I can say is that it was an electrifying and outstanding movie.  I initially was hesitant to watch it because I heard it was very violent, but the violence actually was neither terribly gratuitous nor gory.  Still disturbing, mind you, but not in…