Posted by moviegeek916 on August 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Almost Famous (2000) – “Rock and roll can save the world… and the chicks are great.” Granted, the character who says these words in Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film Almost Famous is kind of an egocentric buffoon, but even egocentric buffoons get one right every now and then. Of course really, when I say rock and roll … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on November 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
J. Edgar (2011) – Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio, Dustin Lance Black, and J. Edgar Hoover: this seems like a combination that can’t go wrong. Clint Eastwood has been a gifted film-maker wince the 1970s but in the past decade he has hit a stride that makes him one of the more interesting elder statesmen of … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Too Big to Fail (2011) — This movie is melodramatic and heavy-handed yet, for me anyway, still managed to be gripping and entertaining. It mostly exists as an acting showcase for the likes of William Hurt, Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, James Woods and a bunch of others. It dramatizes the financial crisis and subsequent bailout, … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Eat Pray Love (2010) — You ever have someone tell you about their spiritual awakening? You smile and nod and hope like hell they change the topic before your head explodes. This movie is two and a half hours of that. I think I have to chalk this up to personal bias since the movie … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 