Posted by moviegeek916 on August 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
To Rome with Love (2012) – Okay so let me just start this out by putting Woody Allen’s career into context. He has released at least one movie every year since 1982 (sometimes two a year). Sometimes they good or okay, sometimes they are great. Very rarely are they awful (though let us not mince … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews · Tagged with 2012, Alec Baldwin, Alessandra Mastronardi, Alessandro Tiberi, Alison Pill, Best of 2012, Cassandra's Dream, Ellen Page, Fabio Armiliato, Flavio Parenti, Greta Gerwig, Hollywood Ending, Jessie Eisenberg, Judy Davis, Match Point, Midnight in Paris, Penélope Cruz, Roberto Benigni, Scoop, To Rome with Love, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen
Posted by moviegeek916 on June 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Rock of Ages (2012) – The vast majority of my reviews tend to be positive, in case you hadn’t noticed. Or rather they range from lukewarm appreciation to outright enthusiastic. Some bad ones slip in but overall they’re favorable. I do indeed like most movies I see. That’s usually because if a movie looks like … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews, The Worst · Tagged with 2012, Adam Shankman, Alec Baldwin, Britney Spears, Bryan Cranston, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Diego Boneta, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek, Glee, jukebox musical, Julianne Hough, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, musical, Paul Giamatti, Rock of Ages, Russell Brand, T.J. Miller, Tom Cruise
Posted by moviegeek916 on February 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Help (2011) – Film trailers are problematic. Sometimes they seriously undersell a movie. I thought Fight Club looked asinine but it was amazing. Sometimes the trailers are put together better than the movie itself. Look up the trailer for the bizarre clusterfuck Southland Tales and tell me it doesn’t look awesome? Sometimes the trailer tries … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on January 20, 2012 · 1 Comment
Talk Radio (1988) – This is the second of two films I saw in December based on a play by Eric Bogosian. Like subUrbia, the film was made by a director who I tend to be rather fond of (Richard Linklater for subUrbia, Oliver Stone for Talk Radio). Sadly both films I’ve found a little … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews · Tagged with 1988, Alec Baldwin, based on play, Ellen Greene, Eric Bogosian, John C. McGinley, John Pankow, Leslia Hope, Michael Wincott, Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone, Richard Linklater, subUrbia, Talk Radio
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Saturday Night Live – “Alec Baldwin/Radiohead” Oh Saturday Night Live… SNL is a show I will always defend. People say it’s not as funny as it used to be… and that’s true but it’s still funny enough often enough. I know that doesn’t sound like a ringing endorsement but I think they often have great … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) — I don’t really care about real estate sales and this is a movie about real estate salesmen. So why do I care? David Fucking Mamet, that’s why I fucking care. The foul-mouthed poet of the American stage creates characters that absorb you. Add to that that the cast is stacked … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews · Tagged with 1992, Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, Alec Baldwin, based on play, David Mamet, Ed Harris, Glengarry Glen Ross, Jack Lemmon, James Foley, Kevin Spacey
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
It’s Complicated (2009) — Meryl Streep could sleepwalk through a movie like this so it speaks to her professionalism that she doesn’t. No one does, really. There’s nothing particularly original about this movie but everyone does their part and does it well enough that I was actually rather entertained. Alec Baldwin has turned into a … Continue reading →
Persistence of Vision 