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Golden Earrings – A Review
You’ve got to be careful when it comes to making popcorn. If you put it in the microwave and time it too long, you’re going to get a scorching bag full of burnt food that is certainly not enjoyable to eat. However, if you time…
READ MOREBreaking Upwards – A Review
We open with a couple making love. They have been with each other for years, they know each other in and out, and seem to be a perfect fit. However, during this opening scene, something is wrong. The passion that had sparked this relationship seems…
READ MOREVertigo – An Appreciation
He is known as “The Master of Suspense,” or quite simply, “The Master.” His influence can be seen from filmmakers all over the world, in movies made as recently as today. Even people who are not film buffs recognize his name; he has become a…
READ MOREMay – A Review
May (2002) is a horror film unlike many horror films I’ve seen. Its effectiveness doesn’t come from jump scares, psychos behind masks, or ghosts and monsters hiding in the shadows. It isn’t about blood and gore, although there’s plenty of it. The success of the…
READ MOREMy Top 10 Guilty Pleasures
We all know the films. They are the movies that we have trouble defending. We’re almost embarrassed that we like them, because we know they are not good movies. Sometimes, people make fun of us for liking such things, and in a way, they’re right. …
READ MOREIndiana Jones: An Appreciation – Part 4 – The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a tremendous film; the kind of movie you can watch over and over again and never get tired of. The action is great and thrilling, the characters are bright and entertaining, and the twists come without warning. I…
READ MOREStep Up 3D – A Review
In March of 2009, I received a call from a friend in regard to a dance audition. Jon Chu, the director who made Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) was holding an online audition to find dancers for his next film. Not being a huge…
READ MOREIndiana Jones: An Appreciation – Part 3 – The Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in many ways, is a response by Spielberg and Lucas to the critics that were less than impressed with Temple. They drew away from the dark themes of the second movie, and followed the structure that made Raiders so…
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