Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

Posted by moviegeek916 on November 24, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) – So I’ve spent about a week trying to organize my thoughts about this movie. First and foremost, let me say that the biggest thing that works in the film is the central performance by Elizabeth Olsen. In fact all the acting is pretty good, but she stands out and … Continue reading →

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Contagion (2011)

Posted by moviegeek916 on October 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Contagion (2011) – A couple of years ago, there was a big scare over the H1N1 virus, or “swine flu” (or something like that, my recollection for specifics of medical news items from three years ago may not be one hundred percent accurate). In the end the scare was revealed to be disproportionate to the … Continue reading →

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Winter’s Bone (2010)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Winter’s Bone (2010) — Well I don’t think I really needed a movie to tell me this, but after watching Winter’s Bone I know I definitely do not want to ever live in the Ozarks.  Jennifer Lawrence plays Ree, a 17-year-old who pretty much raises her younger brother and sister as their mother is near-catatonic … Continue reading →

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Identity (2003)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Identity (2003) — After watching Knight and Day I got the urge to revisit one of James Mangold’s older [better] movies (if I have time this weekend I might watch 3:10 to Yuma as well).  He’s worked well in wildly disparate genres and this is his take on the horror flick.  But it’s not really … Continue reading →

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