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Film Review – Season of the Witch
While sitting through the duration of Season of the Witch (2011), I couldn’t help but look at actor Nicolas Cage with curiosity and fascination. This is an actor that has had the most peculiar of careers. One thing is for sure: he is a very…
READ MOREFilm Review – Dynamite Warrior
Dynamite Warrior (Kon Fai Bin)– In this Thai Martial arts films, some water buffalo herders (yes, Asian cowboys) are attacked by this random masked guy – Jong Bong Fei. He’s not an ordinary cattle rustler – he shoots giant bottle rockets at them and then…
READ MOREFilm Review – 127 Hours (Second Take)
Aron Ralston is an American hiker and mountain climber. In the summer of 2003, Ralston decided to take a trip by himself to the Blue John Canyon in Utah. Ralston did not tell anyone where he was going. He wanted to be alone, to test…
READ MOREFilm Review – The King’s Speech
Most of us know the feeling of having no choice but to perform a duty you feel you’re ill-equipped for; luckily for most of us, our tasks aren’t quite so high profile as those of a member of a royal family, and our failures don’t…
READ MOREFilm Review – Little Fockers
What the fock? Little Fockers (2010) continues to repeat a joke that wasn’t funny even in Meet the Parents (2000). Let’s just get this out of the way: yes, Ben Stiller’s character is named Gaylord Focker. Yes, he has a first name that hasn’t been…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Men Who Stare At Goats
The Men Who Stare At Goats – This is a story about a reporter (Ewan McGregor) who interviews who he thinks is a crazy person (played by Stephen Root) who talks about being trained by the military to stare down animals and ultimately kill them…
READ MOREFilm Review – True Grit
One of the many inconveniences of being a 14-year-old girl in the 1880s was that if you had a death to avenge, you were going to need to hire some help to do it. This obstacle is no deterrent to the central character of Joel…
READ MOREFilm Review – Tron: Legacy
I admit I’m probably not the target demographic for Tron: Legacy; after all, I was born the same year the original Tron was released. I have seen the film and enjoy the concept, but I am certainly not a die hard fan. That being said,…
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