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- Citizenfour – a fascinating and important topic, but a disappointing documentary
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- Laggies – a delightful little film about late-blooming misfits
- Two Days, One Night – it’s (almost) exactly what you expect it to be
- Whiplash – a disgusting, stupidly manipulative piece of absurdity.
- Still Alice – big stars, big production, but still just a Hallmark movie of the week
- Wild – it’s surprisingly well-made and fun to watch
- Black Sea – diverting, but sadly predictable
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- Mr. Turner – Planet of the Ape
- The Imitation Game – It’s an abomination
- A Brief Word on the 2014 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts
- Kill The Messenger – The important and tragic story of Gary Webb, the mainstream media, and the CIA
- This is Where I Leave You – the latest in a long line of “family reunion” movies
- A review of summer cinema – it was pretty grim!
- The Trip to Italy – It never should have been made
- A Most Wanted Man – Superficially entertaining, but poorly-made and overrated
- Magic in the Moonlight – It’s pissing me off!
- The Purge: Anarchy – Surprisingly, it’s rather good
- I Origins – ambitious and entertaining
- Boyhood – a bit one dimensional, but its one dimension is lovely, impressive and fun to experience
- Obvious Child – cute, dignified and gutsy
- Snowpiercer – a fantastic, riveting science fiction action allegory
- Edge of Tomorrow – it’s fairly entertaining
- Begin Again – confronting the future of pop music head-on
- The Fault in Our Stars – not super-moving, but definitely enjoyable
- Hellion – a gritty tale of fucked up parents and children
- Night Moves – a cool, subtle portrayal of hippy-liberal activism turned violent
- Cold In July – an outstandingly fun and unusual film, and a paean for the 1980s
- Austenland – so horrible, I’m speechless
- Elena – 80 minutes of torture
- Lucky Them – Toni Collette takes center stage and lights up the screen!
- Belle – it means well, but God is it slow (and dull)
- Finding Vivian Maier – an okay documentary on a fascinating artist
- The German Doctor (Wakolda) – Diverting, but feels more than a little contrived
- Chef – it’s heart is in the right place
- Jodorowsky’s Dune – a bizarre and amazing documentary
- Hateship, Loveship – it goes down well
- Divergent – entertaining, but there’s a lot wrong with it
Author Archives: roguespirit
The Debt – a very average political thriller
The Debt is entertaining enough – it’s not a terrible movie. But it really disappointed me and failed to leave me with much of anything. It’s really very average. It’s just an average, Hollywoody political action film, one that suffers … Continue reading
Cracks – a nifty little film
I really enjoyed Cracks. It’s not the kind of film I would add to my collection and enjoy over and over, but it was well-written, well-acted and interesting. The film used subtext beautifully and in layers, like the way you … Continue reading
Posted in 2009
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Yellow Brick Road – fucking bleak, man!
Yellow Brick Road is bleak, but it is a somewhat decent movie up to maybe the last fifth of the film. The opening sequence with the photos and the old sound recording of the survivor is actually really effective, better … Continue reading
Posted in 2011
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Main Street – great cast, but so disappointing
I really wanted to like Main Street because it has a lot of actors that I really like: Colin Firth, the fabulous Patricia Clarkson, Amber Tamblyn, Orlando Bloom (yes, I think he has a nice, interesting quality on screen and … Continue reading
Friends with Benefits – a Generation-Y rom com (and that’s not a good thing)
So the two Black Swan girls are now trying to out-do each other in nearly identical Generation-Y comedies. First Natalie Portman teams with Ashton Kutcher in No Strings Attached, and now Mila Kunis teams with Timberlake in Friends with Benefits. … Continue reading
Posted in 2011
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The Whistleblower – exciting and important – a must-see!
In my opinion The Whistleblower is a must-see, and will probably wind up being among the year’s best films. I would not personally call it a great film, but it is very, very good, especially by the meager standards of … Continue reading
Posted in 2011
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The Help – somewhat entertaining, and guaranteed not to burst anyone’s tender bubble
Why would you make a film about the RECENT horrors of racism in the American south, and then have it be totally antiseptic, bland and completely nonthreatening? What is the point of doing this? Are we so fucking emotionally retarded … Continue reading
Posted in 2011
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Crazy, Stupid Love – a bit disappointing, but still fun
Crazy, Stupid Love is a pretty fun movie, but I feel that it took the formulaic way out at too many junctures in the story. Basically, without Steve Carell’s warmth and charisma this film would have been in trouble. He … Continue reading
Posted in 2011
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The Adjustment Bureau – entertaining, for what it is
I have very little to say about this movie. It’s not great. It’s not good. But it is a diverting piece of mediocrity that does not leave you with a bad taste in your mouth, and in the current movie … Continue reading
Posted in 2010
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I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With – profoundly unfunny
What is most shocking about I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With is how completely unfunny it is. It is apparently based on Jeff Garland’s one man show, and perhaps that show was funny, but this adaptation is a complete … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Films of the 2000s
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