Month: March 2009
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What Should I See Tonight, Dan? (3/28/09)
I’d go with Monsters Vs. Aliens, it’s got a pretty good score on Rottentomatoes and depending on what theatres are next to you, you might be able to see in 3-D. It seems The Haunting in Connecticut is your typical not-scary horror, and it’s gotten bad reviews. 12 Rounds wasn’t screened for critics but actually…
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Nowhere Near As Bad As You’ve Been Led To Believe
Knowing Review Knowing has been talked about by some critics as an early front runner for worst movie of the year. Here’s why that’s so off-base I can’t even fathom it. The movie’s about Nicolas Cage (playing an MIT professor) finding a list of numbers that predict disasters and trying to do something about fate,…
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Too Slick For Its Own Good
Duplicity Review Duplicity is written and directed by Tony Gilroy, who also directed and wrote the almost undeniably good but somewhat slow Michael Clayton. I personally was lucky enough to interview Gilroy in person before he hit it big with Clayton and found him to be a pretty nice guy. And I’ve also enjoyed the…
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What Should I See Tonight Dan? (3/20/09)
Right now I’m saying I Love You, Man is probably your best bet. It’s currently at 80% on Rottentomatoes and is written and directed by John Hamburg (sharing writing with Larry Levin). Hamburg was behind the pretty funny Along Came Polly. Man also stars Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, who have both proven themselves as…
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What Should I See Tonight, Dan? (3/13/09)
Gee, thanks for asking. Honestly, probably nothing. But… You could see Race to Witch Mountain if you’re a little kid, albeit an easily entertained little kid. Otherwise it’s really not worth your time. For the love of God don’t contribute to the box office of The Last House on the Left, which is sleazy beyond…
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Utterly Immoral and Disgusting (not in the way you think)
The Last House on the Left (2009) Review There was another movie called The Last House on the Left in 1972 (directed by Wes Craven) and it was seriously messed up (Special Note: There Are Apparently Multiple Versions of the 1972 Film, some which may be even more graphic than what I saw). How messed…
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The Rock No More
Race to Witch Mountain Review I’m all for The Rock continuing to have a career. In every movie I’ve seen him in he’s acquited himself as well as you could hope for, and he does that again in Race to Witch Mountain. But here, as well as you could hope for means The Rock is…
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What Should I See Tonight Dan? (3/6/09)
Honestly? After seeing Watchmen tonight, maybe nothing. See my review below for an explanation.