Posted by moviegeek916 on August 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
To Rome with Love (2012) – Okay so let me just start this out by putting Woody Allen’s career into context. He has released at least one movie every year since 1982 (sometimes two a year). Sometimes they good or okay, sometimes they are great. Very rarely are they awful (though let us not mince … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews · Tagged with 2012, Alec Baldwin, Alessandra Mastronardi, Alessandro Tiberi, Alison Pill, Best of 2012, Cassandra's Dream, Ellen Page, Fabio Armiliato, Flavio Parenti, Greta Gerwig, Hollywood Ending, Jessie Eisenberg, Judy Davis, Match Point, Midnight in Paris, Penélope Cruz, Roberto Benigni, Scoop, To Rome with Love, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Rio (2011) — First off: there’s a Scrat cartoon before this movie. I love that little guy… so yay! Now onto the movie itself: Carlos Saldanha has basically crafted an animated love letter to his hometown of Rio de Janeiro. The story is about a Blue Macaw oh-so-creatively named Blu (Jessie Eisenberg). He’s abducted from … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews · Tagged with 2011, 300, 3D, animation, Anne Hathaway, Carlos Saldanha, Jessie Eisenberg, Leslie Mann, Lost, Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Santoro
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Adventureland (2009) — Some actors don’t have the widest of range. They play very specific types. Oftentimes they play those types very well and that’s why they gets typecast in very narrow roles. The trick is if casting directors pick them for the right roles, they can be great. Adventureland has two actors with a … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews · Tagged with 2009, Adventureland, Best of 2009, Greg Mottola, Into the Wild, Jessie Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Panic Room, Ryan Reynolds, The Social Network, Twilight, Zombieland
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Social Network (2010) — SECOND REVIEW [Blu Ray] A lot has been made since this film’s initial release about what really happened and what was invented. Although I may sound like a broken record since I bring this up every single time such a “controversy” arises, who the hell cares? A good movie is … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews, The Best · Tagged with "Hall of the Mountain King", 2010, A Few Good Men, Aaron Sorkin, Academy Award Winner: Best Screenplay, Alien 3, Alpha Dog, Armie Hammer, Atticus Ross, Best of 2010, Black Snake Moan, book adaptation, Cameron Winklevoss, Charlie Wilson's War, David Fincher, Divya Narendra, Eduardo Saverin, Fight Club, Jessie Eisenberg, Josh Pence, Justin Timberlake, Mark Zuckerberg, Max Minghella, Panic Room, Rashida Jones, Rooney Mara, Sean Parker, Seven, Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Terminator: Salvation, The Accidental Billionaires, The American President, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Game, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network, The West Wing, Trent Reznor, true story, Tyler Winklevoss, Wendy Carlos, Zodiac
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Zombieland (2009) — SECOND REVIEW [Blu-Ray]: This movie is pretty much tailor-made for me. As many times as I’ve seen a nun crushing a zombie with a falling piano (in addition to the two times I’ve seen the movie it was in every single ad) I have never failed to laugh out loud. Because that’s … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews · Tagged with 2009, Abigail Breslin, Emma Stone, gore, horror comedy, Jessie Eisenberg, Little Miss Sunshine, Michael Cera, Ruben Fleischer, Shaun of the Dead, Woody Harrelson, Zombieland, zombies
Persistence of Vision 