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- 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
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- 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!
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- 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
Man on Wire – (emotionally stunted little pygmy on a wire)
After the guy does his unbelievable wire walk between the twin towers, which he, his girlfriend and his best friend worked toward continuously for YEARS, what does the guy do? He has random sex with a stranger, becomes a complete … Continue reading
Posted in 2008
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Slumdog Millionaire – wake up people: this film is BAD!
What on earth is all the hubbub about this film?! Everyone I know raves about like it was the greatest thing in cinematic history. It won the Golden Globe and will probably win the Oscar, if the Academy can resist … Continue reading
Posted in 2008
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Synecdoche, New York – worst movie ever?
Yes, it’s the worst movie ever. Disgusting, meaningless, and totally boring. It does not get any worse than this film.
Posted in 2008
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American Gangster – textbook bad film-making
This film makes Eastern Promises look good (see my review of Eastern Promises.) I only lasted one hour into the film – if a film can’t make a compelling case for itself in one hour, forget it. These filmmakers have … Continue reading
Posted in 2007
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The Good Shepherd – guttless and boring
(I found this old review fragment on my hard drive – thought I would put it up here, for posterity.) This film contains some of the worst actors out there – William Hurt, Alec Baldwin, De Niro, Angelina Jolie – … Continue reading
Posted in Films of the 2000s
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Waitress – a surprisingly soulful movie
This is quite a good movie. It is a film about determining what the character and extent of one’s relationship to love is going to be in this life. We are presented with a spectrum of characters, each struggling more … Continue reading
Posted in 2007
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Eastern Promises – a movie to make you hate movies
A sample line from Eastern Promises, spoken by a thug in classic gumba slow-speak with a bad Russian accent plastered on top: “I’m gonna watch you fuck one of these beeeetches, so I know your not queeeeer!” If this line … Continue reading
Posted in 2007
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