Posted by moviegeek916 on July 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This article (a rare non-review) was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 23 April 2010. I saw a movie this past week (actually three but only one is relevant to this particular op-ed). It was a madcap comedy about the many things that go wrong at a funeral. It is called Death at a Funeral and … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Super (2010) – I have met a lot of people who will say they didn’t like a movie because they “didn’t like the main character.” Now if it’s a case of bad character development or unmotivated action, I think this is a valid argument. If it’s just objecting to the fact that the main character … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Observe and Report (2009) — At a certain point in this movie Ben Best says “I thought this would be kind of funny, but actually it’s kind of sad.” I’m sure that will be a lot of people’s reaction to this movie. But not mine. I fucking loved this movie. It’s just so wrong that … Continue reading →
Persistence of Vision 