Posted by moviegeek916 on August 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Dark Knight (2008) – For a long time people dismissed comic books. I mean it’s obviously not as bad as it once was when a prick named Frederick Wertham published a bullshit book called Seduction of the Innocent which led to the burning of comic books and self-imposed industry censorship for decades. In fact most … 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 July 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2011) — This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 26 August 2011. What does it mean for a movie to be scary? There’s a few different kind of scares that most modern horror films go for. The first and far most common kind is the jump scare. Rather … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on November 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
My Week with Marilyn (2011) – Oscar-bait season is here at last, and with it we get our first front-runner for Best Actress: two-time nominee Michelle Williams (though Meryl Streep has a movie about Margaret Thatcher coming up later this year so it’s too early to declare Williams the victor). Back in the days of … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Wonder Boys (2000) — I hadn’t seen this since it was in theaters but it was on cable [no commercials] so I decided to watch it. This is a great movie. The whole cast is top notch. It strains believability that Michael Douglas could resist the wiles of a pre-brainwashing Katie Holmes [especially since Douglas … Continue reading →
Persistence of Vision 