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Vertigo – 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 MOREFilm Review – The Expendables
When I first saw the trailer for The Expendables, I thought to myself, this film is going to be amazing and it also should have an American flag in every corner of the screen. There are tons of action heroes from the 1990s and 2000’s…
READ MOREFilm Review – Punching the Clown
In the opening scene of the 2009 indie comedy Punching the Clown, we’re introduced to Henry Phillips, a singer-songwriter whose work is mostly of the jokey, satirical sort. He’s doing a radio show at 3 AM, which sums up immediately the state of his career:…
READ MOREScott Pilgrim vs. the World – A Dialogue
Allen Almachar: So, Brandi and I have made our triumphant return for another tandem review. This time we are taking a look at Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the latest film directed by Edgar Wright, starring Michael Cera.
READ MOREFilm Review – The Damned United
Having caught World Cup fever this summer, it put me in the mood for a compelling Futbol movie, and I found just that in watching The Damned United.
READ MOREFilm Review – The Return
This Russian movie was recommended to me by a friend who likes his plots simple and direct and moving. This movie has all of these things and, despite not being all that uplifting, has even MORE than just these things. It’s about two brothers who…
READ MOREFilm Review – Tales from Earthsea
So on Monday morning my little shit-for-brains dog wakes me up at 4:00 am for what I think is his desire to drop a deuce outside, but in actuality his highness just wants a drink of water (and he’s little and sleeps on our bed…
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