Month: August 2009
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The Best Tarantino Movie I’ve Ever Seen
Inglorious Basterds Review I’ve seen almost ever Tarantino movie, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Death Proof, True Romance and just a little bit of Kill Bill. From that amount of Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds is the best, and it’s not by a small margin. Now important to keep in mind here is personal preference, obviously. Tarantino’s long…
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District Awesome
District 9 Review This movie made me giddy. which hasn’t happened this summer probably since Up. It’s about aliens living in a ghetto in Johannesburg, and a spineless bureaucrat who ends up way more intimately involved with them than he ever wanted. District 9 is what movies should be, filled with ideas but not comprised…
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Hurt Locker/Perfect Getaway Double Pack Reviews
The Hurt Locker Review Hollywood loves classical three act structure. The Hurt Locker could give a damn, is my guess, and that’s great. For around 90 minutes The Hurt Locker hurtles along, keeping the tension super-high and the narrative episodic. Usually an episodic narrative in a feature format might drag, but not for the first…
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Busy Doing Nothing – Episode 1 Up!
Hello All, Those of you who know me know I’ve been working on a web series for some time. The pilot is now up! It’s a comedy in the vein of “Arrested Development” and “Knocked Up” about life after graduating college, two friends try to retire on their graduation gifts but encounter major difficulties. You…
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Judd Apatow’s Best and Worst Movie
Funny People Review A fairly drastic departure for Judd Apatow, Funny People is overlong, rambling, unfocused and also sometimes moving, thought-provoking and maybe even just a smidge deep. Adam Sandler is actually quietly a very strong dramatic actor, a fact known to viewers of Punch-Drunk Love and Reign Over Me. Compared to those two movies…
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Update Double Pack- 500 Days + Orphan
I’ve been slacking on updating lately, busy with shooting my web series and otherwise writing/doing coverage. So to make up for lost time here’s a double pack of reviews. Orphan, AKA Deliciously Evil Orphan Review Say what you will about Orphan and there’s plenty you could say, such as: -It’s got one late game quease…