Posted by moviegeek916 on June 24, 2014 · 1 Comment
Half Nelson (2006) – I remember I met a girl once who, a year or so after Pirates of the Caribbean, said she would see any movie that Johnny Depp was in. Actually I met a lot of girls like that. The Libertine came out shortly thereafter. I don’t think any of those girls saw … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) — Loved it. Maybe it’s just me (though from other reviews it seems not) but this movie seems to be one of the rare movies that really gets it. The “it” being childhood. I mean this movie understands it all: the wild mood swings, the fantasy world, the self-absorption … Continue reading →
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