Posted by moviegeek916 on August 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Almost Famous (2000) – “Rock and roll can save the world… and the chicks are great.” Granted, the character who says these words in Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film Almost Famous is kind of an egocentric buffoon, but even egocentric buffoons get one right every now and then. Of course really, when I say rock and roll … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on January 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Haywire (2011) – Well, the last time director Steven Soderbergh decided to cast a non-actor in the lead of one of his movies it was porn star Sasha Grey in the call girl drama The Girlfriend Experience. I fucking hated that movie so much. The… um, enthusiasm… that Grey brings to her normal line of … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on November 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Red State (2011) – Well this is sure as shit a change of pace from Mallrats, I can tell you… Really, there’s nothing unusal about a film-maker switching up styles (James Mangold seems to do it with every movie), but Kevin Smith has carved such a smart-ass niche for himself that it’s actually pretty shocking … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Snow Angels (2007) — This is one of those instances where I like a lot of things about a movie but the movie itself comes up short for me. Most of that I think is that I like David Gordon Green’s style so much but in this case the substance wasn’t as intriguing to me. … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 