Posted by moviegeek916 on December 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Cloud Atlas (2012) – Okay, let’s get one thing out of the way: I will always support a movie like this whether I love it or hate it or anywhere in between. What do I mean by “a movie like this?” Well, sometimes there’s a film-maker who creates something that in addition to be very … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on August 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – I try to stick to the movie in these articles but I feel I should address something surrounding this movie. I go out to a bar every Thursday night and after getting home I decided to watch The Dark Knight, because I knew that the next day (or technically later … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on August 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Batman Begins (2005) – It was a dark time in our history after the debacle that was Batman & Robin. Eight long years passed with no Batman movie at all. There had been consideration of letting Joel Schumacher continue the franchise. There was the screenplay for Batman Triumphant, which would have featured the Scarecrow (Schumacher was … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on February 25, 2012 · 3 Comments
Well, the Oscars are coming up in a couple days. I’ll get my picks and predictions and whatnot posted Sunday morning and then try to do some sort of real-time reaction thing like I tried doing with the Emmys a while back… In the meantime I figured I’d chime in with what I actually thought … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Person of Interest – “Pilot” Jonathan Nolan is not as well-known as his brother Christopher, who directed the films Batman Begins and Inception. However he wrote the short story “Memento Mori” which was the basis of Christopher’s breakthrough film Memento. He also helped write Christopher’s films The Dark Knight and The Prestige. Now he’s created … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Inception (2010) — Christopher Nolan, the director of Memento and The Prestige, must have sat atop his giant pile of Batman money and thought to himself “hmmm… you know I haven’t really mindfucked anyone in a while…” Well, Inception did not fuck my mind. It made sweet sweet love to it. With a primary cast … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 