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Frozen River - Movie Review
Frozen River won 24 awards and was nominated for 16 others (including two Oscars). Still, I can pretty confidently say that even you — someone who has taken the time out of their day to read a completely unadvertised movie blog — didn’t see it in theaters. I can say this because Courtney Hunt’s brilliant film had a criminally low domestic gross of $2.5 million.
Wendy and Lucy - Movie Review
In whole, Wendy and Lucy is an excellent film. It’s worth seeing for Michelle Williams’s performance by itself, but I really think that it succeeds on a number of levels. It’s not fast paced, and the story isn’t grandiose, but, as Film Threat’s Don Lewis said in his review, “Unless you’re an antsy movie-goer or have a cold heart, by the end of Wendy and Lucy, you’ll be engrossed, hoping for the best possible outcome.” So, check it out; I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Let the Right One In - Movie Review
As much as I love horror (even awesomely-bad horror), I’ve never really developed much of an affinity for vampire movies. Most of the time they are too cliched and ridiculous for even my forgiving tastes. Even so, I couldn’t resist checking out the unbelievably well-received Swedish vampire flick, Let the Right One In.
Set in 1982 [...]
My Winnipeg - Movie Review
I usually like quirky movies. Most of the time, when a film is a little too out there for my friends, I just get more excited to see it. That being said, there is still a point where my attention can be lost. Unfortunately, Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg was one of those films that lost [...]
Religulous - Movie Review
Yes, I’m a registered Democrat, but that doesn’t mean that I’m automatically going to blindly praise whatever video propaganda is released by the world’s left-leaning documentarians. In fact, I rented Religulous, the controversial film from controversial liberal talking head Bill Maher, fully expecting to slam it for being mean spirited and one sided.
So, were my [...]
Happy Belated Birthday to the Blog!
All,
I just want to take the opportunity to thank everyone for their continued readership. It’s been just over a year since I started this site, and it has been more successful than I ever could have hoped.
What I might be most proud of is the fact that I’ve been able to stick with it. Though [...]
Funny Games - Movie Review
MetaCritic Score: 41
On MetaCritic, Funny Games received seven ratings of 80 or higher (which is really good), and six ratings of 20 or lower (really bad). It’s very rare to see critics as polarized as they were about German writer/director Michael Haneke’s remake of his own 1998 film by the same name. Now, what kind [...]
Milk - Brief Movie Comments
MetaCritic Score: 84
Most of you don’t know me personally, but here’s a little secret: I’m not a morning person. The entire time I’ve been in college, I’ve made it a rule to not have any classes before 11 a.m. My plan worked wonderfully for my first three-and-a-half years in school, but this semester it’s finally [...]
Towelhead, Wanted, and Snow Angels - Mini Movie Reviews
I’ve got to stop letting myself get behind on reviews. Anyhow, here are three brief reviews of movies I’ve watched recently.
Towelhead
I don’t remember hearing about this film when it was in theaters, but I recently saw a preview for it on another DVD and was intrigued. Towelhead is the story of Jasira, a 13-year [...]
Transsiberian - Movie Review
MetaCritic Score: 72
I think Ben Kingsley deserves some sort of an award. Yea, I know, he already has an Oscar, but this is different. According to my research, Kingsley has now played a character of every ethnicity in the world except for African-American and Japanese.
Okay, I made that up, but seriously, his range is really [...]
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