Month: March 2019
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The Aftermath
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Read more: The AftermathOf everything. Prior to screening The Aftermath, I was looking for a quick synopsis of the film because I knew nothing about it. The first thing that popped up in the Google search was a review for The Aftermath subtitled “The Aftermath is the cinematic equivalent of crying after sex.” This nearly made me spit-take…
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Us
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Read more : UsMy lips are mostly sealed. I often struggle in these reviews with how much to reveal when discussing a movie. Okay, I sometimes struggle. On one hand, nobody likes spoilers. Even for movies that are obvious and preordained crap, people want to be surprised and decide for themselves. Incidentally, these are the same people who have to touch the…
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Glengarry Glen Ross
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Read more: Glengarry Glen RossFew films have been as woefully misunderstood as James Foley’s 1992 adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by David Mamet.
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Wonder Park
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Read more: Wonder ParkOnly the best rides make you puke. Based on the previews, I was expecting Wonder Park to be much worse than it ended up being. I am probably cutting it some slack due to my man/nerd crush on John Oliver, but it exceeded my expectations. More importantly, it kept my son’s attention, which is really…
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The Mobile Industries’ On The Go Scams
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Read more: The Mobile Industries’ On The Go ScamsJust over two decades ago, smartphones, tablets, and iPads were futuristic, fanciful devices found in movies that “Q” created, and James Bond used. Moving forward a few years, the first mobile phone was exactly that; a device enabling people to make and receive calls while on the move. These days, smart devices provide instant gratification…
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300 Movie Review
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Read more: 300 Movie ReviewBush love through bush hate.
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Lords of Chaos
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Read more: Lords of ChaosFair Value of Lords of Chaos: $18.00. One of the best comedies I’ve seen in a while. A Spinal Tap for my generation, deadpan and wry. Is This Film Worth My Time? You’re either going to laugh, or you’re going to be very disturbed, at the antics of the Scandinavian misanthropes that populate this film.…
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Das Boot
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Read more: Das BootDas Boot opens with a bunch of drunken sailors pissing on a U-Boat Captain and his officers. This is no doubt a metaphorical stab at the fact that the Nazi overlords essentially sent literal boatloads of U-Boat men into the meat grinder. 40,000 sailors went out in German subs. About 7,000 came back. Even…
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Captain Marvel
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Read more: Captain MarvelSettle down, all you geeks. With the release of Avengers: Endgame rapidly approaching (just six short (LONG!!) weeks away), movie theaters are preparing for the ultimate nerd-gasm. You might think they are prepared for this after the first Avengers and Avengers: Infinity War (not to mention Star Wars: The Force Awakens), but we nerds have…
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Aileen: The Life & Death of a Serial Killer
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Read more: Aileen: The Life & Death of a Serial KillerDirected by Nick Broomfield & Joan Churchill Matt Cale likes to reason why… Nick Broomfield’s documentary about the life and times (and final days) of killer Aileen Wuornos proves one thing — Charlize Theron’s performance earns every ounce of praise it has received. When Broomfield returns for a final jailhouse interview (the day before Aileen’s…