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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) – I read something about how you should never respect someone’s taste in literature if they say their favorite book is The Catcher in the Rye. Ignoring for a moment that this is just generally a stupid fucking thing to say about almost any book, here is why … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on November 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
My Week with Marilyn (2011) – Oscar-bait season is here at last, and with it we get our first front-runner for Best Actress: two-time nominee Michelle Williams (though Meryl Streep has a movie about Margaret Thatcher coming up later this year so it’s too early to declare Williams the victor). Back in the days of … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — So yeah, I never read any of the books. None of ’em. A movie you spend two hours with, a book is usually the better part of a week [depending how much free time you have to read]. I can’t see spending the better part of a … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 