Month: April 2014
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Midnight Cowboy
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Read more: Midnight CowboyMovies have been often characterized as innovative, ground-breaking, trend-setting or wildly original, and these terms can be overused, but I cannot emphasize enough what a bold and courageous experiment in cinema was Midnight Cowboy. It is hard to comprehend that it has been 54 years since this Oscar-winning film was released, but May of this…
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Miami Vice TV Review: Part 1 (Why It’s Good)
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Read more: Miami Vice TV Review: Part 1 (Why It’s Good)What the hell were the people who made this thinking? They were thinking about making the greatest show of their time and for a long time after.
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Ronin
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Read more: RoninMotherfucking car chases.
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Dodes’Ka-Den
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Read more: Dodes’Ka-DenThis film has been referred to as ‘minor Kurosawa’, and if those two terms ever belonged together , then I would seriously begin to doubt the explosive potential of combining elemental sodium and water. Much as a dark sunspot shines bright as a star when seen against the backdrop of space, this film shines just…
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Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier
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Read more: Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier136 Minutes, PG-13 Fair Value of Captain America 2: $18.00. A well-paced spy thriller, equal parts James Bond and Jason Bourne, that juggles a relatively large roster of superheroes and super-villains well. The first sequel to really handles multiple super-villains well. An excellent start to blockbuster season. Does Cap punch more nazis? Captain battles crypto-fascists,…
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Noah: A Rant
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Read more: Noah: A RantThis movie has already been reviewed, didn’t you read the magnificent review by Devon? Yes, I know, but this is something I feel compelled to do. Well, what is the problem? Seriously, I looked forward to this movie with glee, but that anticipation was quickly snuffed out in the first 5 minutes of the film.…
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
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Read more: The Grand Budapest HotelIt’s a movie for people who read The New Yorker in the waiting lounge of their psychiatrist’s office.
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Daikatana
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Read more: DaikatanaHey, did you hear that this game kind of sucked?
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You Won’t Believe This Poster for Marine Todd’s Libcrushing New Movie!
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Read more: You Won’t Believe This Poster for Marine Todd’s Libcrushing New Movie!This Summer, if you don’t recognize the existence of God, you’re going to be meeting him sooner than you think! Open Carry Pictures presents a film so terrifying, you’re going to want to bring two pairs of your elastic waistband jeans into the theater! Move over Kirk Cameron, a new sheriff is in town. Actually,…
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Our Man in Havana
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Read more: Our Man in HavanaIntelligence services for any nation have in common an innate need for secrecy regarding their actions and a defensive posture regarding their activities and justification for same. Any probe of their budgets or actions are generally met with a mixture of contempt and silence, answers to the questions often arriving decades later when the department…