Posted by moviegeek916 on December 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
L.A. Confidential (1997) – It was a cold night in Sacramento. The nights are always cold in Sacramento. Except for all those months where they’re hot. Or temperate. But this wasn’t one of those nights. I had just watched what was supposed to have been a funny movie, but it didn’t bring the goods. Suddenly … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Howl (2010) — So first I need to start off by saying this movie was not what I expected. I was more-or-less expecting a straightforward legal drama about one of the last works of poetry/literature to be tried for obscenity. To be certain the film is about that, but is anything but a straightforward legal … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 