Posted by moviegeek916 on August 24, 2012 · 1 Comment
The Expendables (2010) – Recently, on Facebook, I found myself having to defend my love of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movie career (I defend none of his political career). I got into me explanation of what the difference (in my mind anyway) is between actors and movie stars. Actors try their best to immerse themselves in a … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on April 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Peep World (2010) – Every now and then you see a preview for a movie that looks great but has completely flown under everyone’s radar. Sometimes you find an unappreciated gem. Sometimes you find out exactly why it flew under of the radar. Peep World seems sort of in the vein of The Royal Tenenbaums … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on April 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 30 April 2010. So a few weeks ago I mentioned that my favorite of the cinematic boogeymen is Freddy Krueger. What can I say, he got me young. From the boxes in the video store to the bits and pieces I’d catch on late night television, that … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on April 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Wolfman (2010) – (editorial note: I watched and reviewed this movie on 14 February 2010… I don’t know why but I seem to have overlooked it when copy/pasting all my old Facebook minireviews to this site.) Someone has their heart ripped out in this movie so I guess it was kind of appropriate viewing … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 24, 2012 · 2 Comments
Tiny Furniture (2010) – Humor is a weird and pretty personal thing. Some things you find funny. Some things you don’t. We like to make these guiding principles of “oh this type of thing is what I find funny and that type of thing I don’t” but really it’s whatever random shit hits our fancy … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 22, 2012 · 1 Comment
The Trip (2010) – Michael Winterbottom is a director whose films I want to see more of. He’s done two that I would rank as great: The Killer Inside Me and 24 Hour Party People. Even 9 Songs, which I found boring as hell, was provocative and interesting on some level. Still I’ve barely scratched … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010) – I am young. I feel like I need to constantly remind myself of that these days. I sort of fucked up my educational career path so I go to school with a bunch of people in the 18-21-year-old range. At 27, I am among the oldest in … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Super (2010) – I have met a lot of people who will say they didn’t like a movie because they “didn’t like the main character.” Now if it’s a case of bad character development or unmotivated action, I think this is a valid argument. If it’s just objecting to the fact that the main character … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Shutter Island (2010) – A book-to-screen adaptation will always suffer under the weight of expectation. I’ve voraciously devoured about eight of Dennis Lehane’s books now, Shutter Island included. I like the way that the man spins a mystery and I usually end up crushed by his usual downer endings. I love that not only has … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Tempest (2010) – The following review first appeared as part of a larger article (“Now in Theaters”) on 12ftdwende.com on 11 March 2011. Pretty well-written. That Shakespeare kid is going places, I think. Even if Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark completely obliterates Julie Taymor’s Broadway career, she can still make movies. Her previous Shakespearean … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 