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Film Review – Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Before you mock (especially since I just reviewed Machete), I will defend myself by saying my girlfriend and I took her little sister to see Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. And frankly, I rather enjoyed it, so suck it. Now picture this…
READ MOREFilm Review – Let Me In
Let Me In, from director Matt Reeves, famously of Cloverfield, is being released into theaters today. This film has gained notoriety for being a remake of the very popular Swedish film, Let The Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in), from director Tomas Alfredson. …
READ MOREFilm Review – The Social Network
We open with a guy and a girl sitting at a restaurant having drinks. They are smart, confident, and intellectual. The guy tells the girl of his desire to do something significant, to gain the attention of the college clubs. The girl asks why he…
READ MOREFilm Review – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
In 1987, Gordon Gekko famously told us that greed was good. Flash forward to the present, and it appears that greed has turned in to the norm. With director Oliver Stone’s film Wall Street (1987), he presented us with a cautionary tale about the risks…
READ MOREFilm Review – Babies
The documentary Babies comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray September 28th. I saw this film in the theater with a bunch of ooooo-ing and aaaah-ing women. Just being in the presence of this movie started me lactating. I think I may actually physically have extra…
READ MOREFilm Review – Machete
After the infuriating disappointment of The Expendables, I tried to scale back my anticipation of Machete. I saw the previews for both about the same time and thought these were going to be the two best films of 2010. The Expendables let me down in…
READ MOREM.I.F.F.F. 2010: Animation Shorts Review
The Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival (M.I.F.F.F.) takes place every year in Seattle, Washington and is dedicated to screening independent genre films from around the world. As their website states, “The event was created to offer exposure to films that traditionally are overlooked by the…
READ MOREFilm Review – Jack Goes Boating
If there’s one thing Jack Goes Boating (2010) does really well, is that it successfully shows love and relationships on the opposite ends of the spectrum. We see the awkward yet sweet interactions of a budding romance, while at the same time witnessing the effects…
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