Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Posted by moviegeek916 on December 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) – My parents met in Spain. My mother was stationed at Torrejón Air Base and my father had been travelling around Europe since leaving the Army. After my mom got out of the Air Force, they lived in Spain for a while before travelling to other parts of Europe and then … Continue reading →

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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)

Posted by moviegeek916 on March 21, 2012 · 1 Comment 

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) – I have never actually read any of David Foster Wallace’s work. I have tried to start Infinite Jest a couple times, but things keep coming up and I can’t quite devote the full measure of focus needed for tackling such a dense book. I will do it someday, … Continue reading →

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Greenberg (2010)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Greenberg (2010) — The big thing you need to overcome to enjoy this movie is that Ben Stiller plays a total asshole.  Seriously.  The guy is a major-league dick to everyone in his life.  He doesn’t mean to be but he is.  It’s a pretty decent compliment to Stiller’s performance that I didn’t hate the … Continue reading →

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Humboldt County (2008)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Humboldt County (2008) — So there were some very strong traces of not sucking in this movie… but in the end the suckage won out.  Chris Messina and Brad Dourif emerge from this film unscathed as they turn their thinly-written roles into something resembling well-rounded characters.  And Fairuza Balk is very attractive in an oddly … Continue reading →

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Julie & Julia (2009)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Julie & Julia (2009) — So I’m not a huge fan of “chick flicks” and I was somewhat worried this would be one.  It wasn’t.  Okay, actually I guess it was but I rather liked it.  Probably because it was free of most of the reasons I usually hate chick flicks (except for one superficial … Continue reading →

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Away We Go (2009)

Posted by moviegeek916 on August 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Away We Go (2009) — SECOND REVIEW [ON BLU RAY, 26 DEC 2009]: Hey, my first double review since I started writing these things.  Groovy.  I woke up in the middle of the night last week and couldn’t get back to sleep so I put this on and I remembered just how much I loved … Continue reading →

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