Posted by moviegeek916 on March 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Shutter Island (2010) – A book-to-screen adaptation will always suffer under the weight of expectation. I’ve voraciously devoured about eight of Dennis Lehane’s books now, Shutter Island included. I like the way that the man spins a mystery and I usually end up crushed by his usual downer endings. I love that not only has … 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 January 28, 2012 · 1 Comment
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) – I would not go quite as far as to call this one of the worst films of 2011 as some people have (though there a certain kneejerk reaction to some of the film’s more objectionable aspects that makes me want to). I will go so far as to … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Seventh Seal (1958) — This movie is 52 years old and Max Von Sydow looks middle-aged. How old is he now? [Quick Wikipedia search: he’s 80, which means he was a very old-looking 28 in this movie] The first full Bergman film I’ve seen (though I have seen his miniseries Scenes From a … Continue reading →
Persistence of Vision 