Posted by moviegeek916 on December 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Midnight in Paris (2011) – Do you ever see stuff about like the free love revolution in the 1960s and think “damn, it would be great to be around then?” You’re not thinking about the details, like how everyone probably smelled and the “free love” in question was generally unprotected so herpes was probably everywhere. … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on June 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) – This review is going to be pretty short because I don’t have much in the way of thoughts about this movie. The film is about the often tumultuous relationship between war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman) and famed novelist Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen). They go to Spain during Franco’s takeover … Continue reading →
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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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Posted by moviegeek916 on February 25, 2012 · 3 Comments
Well, the Oscars are coming up in a couple days. I’ll get my picks and predictions and whatnot posted Sunday morning and then try to do some sort of real-time reaction thing like I tried doing with the Emmys a while back… In the meantime I figured I’d chime in with what I actually thought … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 