Posted by moviegeek916 on August 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Enemy of the State (1998) – The tagline of this movie is “it’s not paranoia if they’re really after you” or something to that effect. Some might look at this movie and see it as eerily prophetic of the USA PATRIOT Act era that came after the terrorist attacks of September 11. Surely what with … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on April 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Young Frankenstein (1974) – Did anyone think I was going to make my way through all those classic Universal Frankenstein movies and not end up watching this one? Since I’ve been writing reviews I’ve tried to really find a way to characterize what I would consider funny. Too often my reviews of comedies come down … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on February 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Help (2011) – Film trailers are problematic. Sometimes they seriously undersell a movie. I thought Fight Club looked asinine but it was amazing. Sometimes the trailers are put together better than the movie itself. Look up the trailer for the bizarre clusterfuck Southland Tales and tell me it doesn’t look awesome? Sometimes the trailer tries … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on October 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Conversation (1974) – The Conversation opens with… a conversation (THE conversation, in fact). Over the course of the movie that same conversation will be played a million times but the meaning will change. Gene Hackman plays Harry Caul, one of the foremost surveillance experts in the country. He is hiring to record the titular … Continue reading →
Persistence of Vision 