Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook
David O. Russell is one of our more interesting directors. He takes standard formulas and adds lots of complexity to them to make the story …
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Movie Review: Battleship
Battleship is big, dumb, and stupid. It is also a lot of fun. Like the drunk jock at a frat, Battleship proudly showcases the power …
Movie Review: Wreck-It-Ralph
Disney Animation lives in the shadow of its much bigger brother Pixar. Yes I’m aware both are owned by Disney, but their homegrown movies (Bolt, …
Movie Review: Lincoln
Lincoln has a lot of similarities with the Master. Both directed by great filmmakers, the films themselves aim high, but are more artistic than theatrical. …
Movie Review: Piranha 3DD
An extra D is accurate for Piranha 3DD. Yes, there are a lot more boobs than in this one. That also includes the clueless characters …
Movie Review: Flight
For 2 of the 2.5 hours of Flight’s running time, I was really immersed in the fascinating character study unfolding as a result of a …
Movie Review: The Sessions
Differentiating between lust and love can be a challenge for someone who doesn’t get the opportunity for either. It is that question that drives Mark …
Movie Review: End of Watch
Looks like found footage escaped the bloody hand of the horror genre. Chronicle successfully used found footage to tell the tale of teen superheroes. Now, …
Movie Review: Smashed
Smashed, like its protagonist, has two sides. One is a very realistic depiction of how hard it for someone to achieve sobriety, the other is …
Movie Review: Cloud Atlas
Watching Cloud Atlas feels like watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. In its time, 2001 was panned by audiences and critics alike; after a few generations, …