Posted by moviegeek916 on May 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Network (1976) – The following article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 29 April 2011. “I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It’s a depression. Everybody’s out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel’s worth, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on February 25, 2012 · 1 Comment
As Good as It Gets (1997) – Sometimes I get bored. Sometimes I get lethargic. Sometimes these feelings overlap. For those time, there is the wide world of cable television where, get this, THERE ARE ALWAYS MOVIES ON! Now my rules for writing reviews is that 1) the movie needs to be completely unedited and … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on January 21, 2012 · 2 Comments
The Artist (2011) – I’ve been bemoaning the lack of new silent films for a while now, and it looks like they heard me in France. I think more than anything, The Artist proves that techniques never become obsolete as long as someone can come along to use them in a profound way. That’s why … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The King’s Speech(2010) — Who would have guessed that elocution lessons could make for a movie this good? Apparently King George VI of England (who only ascended to the throne because his brother abdicated) had a very pronounced stammer. Being King in the age of radio (the 1930s), one needed to make speeches (especially when … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
True Grit (1969) — So this is the movie that won John Wayne an Academy Award for Best Actor. There’s a pretty widely-accepted belief that it was a “career Oscar” given more for his iconic body of work rather than the merits of the specific performance (see also Al Pacino). That may be the case … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Milk (2008) — For truly objective film criticism you have to divorce a move from any wider cause it represents and just examine the merits of the film itself. But you know what? No one’s really objective when it comes to art so anyone who claims they are is full of shit. I love this … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Crazy Heart (2009) — What elevates this movie above just being a The Wrestler rip-off with country music instead of wrestling? 1) GOOD country music. In the Toby Keith/Tim McGraw/Keith Urban days that’s not all that easy to come by, but the main character Bad Blake is more in the Kris Kristofferson vein. 2) Jeff … Continue reading →
Persistence of Vision 