Posted by moviegeek916 on June 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Trainspotting (1996) – I don’t know if I’m shocking anyone when I say that I have never tried heroin. I acknowledge that it must feel good if people are willing to destroy their lives to do it, but from everything I’ve ever seen of it it just looks like a hellish nightmare. I don’t know … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The King’s Speech(2010) — Who would have guessed that elocution lessons could make for a movie this good? Apparently King George VI of England (who only ascended to the throne because his brother abdicated) had a very pronounced stammer. Being King in the age of radio (the 1930s), one needed to make speeches (especially when … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 