Posted by moviegeek916 on August 22, 2012 · 1 Comment
Coriolanus (2011) – Shakespeare… Sometimes seeing Shakespeare’s words brought to life means seeing a very proper Englishman on stage in a doublet and tights enunciating vowels and trilling r’s. Other time it’s a fucking tank bursting through the wall. (That second example is from Richard Loncraine’s Ian McKellen-starring Richard III.) Acclaimed British person (and man … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Take Shelter (2011) – In the movie Groundhog Day, in which Bill Murray lives a day over and over again, there is a young couple that seems to be having an argument. After Murray takes it upon himself to help everyone in the town, the now-happy couple is later seen having just married. The groom … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on February 26, 2012 · 1 Comment
If you want to know what I felt were the best movies of the year etc. then that’s a different article altogether (one that can be read here). This is about the Oscars. For most categories, I just offer a quick pick for what WILL win and a brief explanation for why I think that. … 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 January 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Debt (2010) – I don’t want to say too much about the story of The Debt. It is about three former Mossad agents: Rachel (Helen Mirren), David (Ciarán Hinds), and Stefan (Tom Wilkinson). Rachel and Stefan are divorced and their daughter (Romi Aboulafia) has just written a book about their legendary mission in which … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Tree of Life (2011) — My friend Tim recently characterized Terrence Malick as “my favorite film-maker whose films will put me to sleep the first time I see them.” This was not intended dismissively as the point was, I think, that he tends to re-watch them (also a comment on their meditative pace). Likewise, … Continue reading →
Persistence of Vision 