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Indiana Jones: An Appreciation – Part 1 – Raiders of the Lost Ark
As a kid, no other film franchise kept me on the edge of my seat, made me as excited, or captured my imagination more so than the Indiana Jones films. To me, Indy was the Alpha and Omega when it came to action heroes. The…
READ MORESalt – A Review
Salt (2010), the latest summer blockbuster starring Angelina Jolie, is an insulting excuse for an action film. The movie defies any kind of logic, suspense, emotion, or excitement, I actually felt anger coming out of the theater. While watching it, I tried to find some redeemable…
READ MOREFollowing – A Review
“Are you watching closely?” – Alfred Borden, The Prestige (2006) They pass us everyday, like ghosts. We see them, we are aware that they are there, but we know nothing about them; they are covers to books without anything written on the pages. Who am I…
READ MOREThe Lost Skeleton of Cadavra – A Review
I wrote in a previous article that I felt the worst kinds of movies are the ones where the filmmakers get lost in their own sense of self-importance. Where their inflated sense of artistry prevents them from making a movie that’s actually good. I hate…
READ MOREInception – An Early Review
My mind has just been blown. Inception (2010), the latest film from writer-director Christopher Nolan, is a mind-boggling exercise of epic proportions. Not since David Lynch’s Mulholland Dr. (2001) has a film left me so utterly speechless; I do not even know where to begin…
READ MOREManhattan – An Appreciation
We open with the city skyline; far in the back we can see The Empire State Building. Cut down to the street, covered in snow, with people hustling and bustling about. We then move to NYU, with students sitting next to a fountain, reading their…
READ MORELost in La Mancha – A Review
Some have said that every movie is a little miracle. From conceiving the story, to writing it, casting actors, hiring dependent filmmakers, and having enough money to film it, there are a thousand reasons why a movie may not be made. Every time a movie…
READ MOREToy Story 3 – A Review
Those lovable characters from the smash hit films Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999) have returned to the Pixar forefront in the highly anticipated Toy Story 3. Once again, we are reunited with the likes of the lanky cowboy, Woody (Tom Hanks), his…
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