reviews of movies we haven’t seen

Why is this woman crying? If you guessed because she is in a movie with Christian Slater, then you guessed right.
He Was A Quiet Man is about a crazy guy who is totally the last guy you would think would be crazy. The really quiet, creepy guy with glasses and a mustache who wears [...]
Posted: November 30th, 2007 under Drama.
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For the love of the great big sweet baby Christ Jesus in heaven do not take your kids to see this movie!
My kids are big fans of Jason Lee and David Cross — my four-year old especially finds Cross’s comedy to be right at his level — so I thought Alvin And The Chipmunks would [...]
Posted: November 29th, 2007 under Animated, Comedy, Family.
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The Savages is the latest effort from writer/director Tamara Jenkins, who memorably brought us 1998’s The Slums Of Beverly Hills.
Count me among the critics who thought The Slums Of Beverly Hills was a boondoggle of Brobdignagian proportions. Alan Arkin and Natasha Lyonne cavorting up and down Rodeo Drive in blackface might equal entertainment [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2007 under Drama.
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Do you remember that there was a movie called National Treasure and it had Nicolas Cage? It was a while ago. Anyways, here is another!
I don’t want you to be lost watching the new one, so I’ll tell you how the last one went. Nicolas Cage played a guy who is descended from [...]
Posted: November 27th, 2007 under Action/Adventure.
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I’m now being invited to all kinds of movie previews and showings; quite a perk for a reviewer such as myself. Useless, in other words. I do go see some movies after I’ve reviewed them, but I usually leave halfway through, as I already know how it’s going to go.
This invite left me [...]
Posted: November 26th, 2007 under Drama.
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Enchanted is a movie about how this girl from fairy-tale land gets sent into a modern-day big city. If the plot sounds familiar, it’s because Enchanted is a remake. Now, nobody ever has the audacity to do a remake of The Godfather, so why do these people think they can do a remake of [...]
Posted: November 25th, 2007 under Comedy, Family.
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As someone who’s spent decades studying and working in the performing arts, I’ve come to appreciate film in all its forms — from silly and romantic to experimental and abstract.
However, melodrama is one form I’ve never particularly enjoyed. I much prefer cinema that explores in detail the gray areas of life and love. But [...]
Posted: November 23rd, 2007 under Drama, Family, Musical.
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There are good books, and there are good movies. Rarely, in my opinion, do the twain meet. Different media, different consumers. Not to say that one can’t go both ways. There are just … boundaries. One might be able to go a bit further in one’s head than by means [...]
Posted: November 21st, 2007 under Drama.
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This movie was LAME, and before I tell you why I am going to explain to you that I already knew that a hitman shoots people and not hits them, so that is not the reason OK?
Well the first of all reason is, the guys name is Agent 47, which is NOT A NAME. [...]
Posted: November 20th, 2007 under Action/Adventure.
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I’ve you’ve seen one black Christmas movie based on an old Wham! song, you’ve seen them all.
Rated PG-13 for “comic sexual content,” probably for the part where Delroy Lindo blows Carrot Top.
Posted: November 20th, 2007 under Comedy, Drama.
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