Posted by moviegeek916 on July 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Friends with Benefits (2011) — This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 22 July 2011. I really don’t think I’ve quite got the hang of reviewing comedies. As I mention in every review I write for a comedy, the only real barometer for success is whether or not it makes you laugh. However, “I … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on July 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Ted (2012) – I had a teddy bear growing up. His name was Teddy (I’m the creative type). He was my best friend and truth be told, I still kept him around longer than most kids do (not like in junior high or anything like that but still). He sits on a shelf in my … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on December 2, 2011 · 1 Comment
Extract (2009) – I generally enjoy Mike Judge. I just had a debate with a friend of mine on the merits of King of the Hill. I loved Idiocracy. His 2009 film Extract has some tonal similarities with his film from ten years prior, Office Space. Extract, however, is no Office Space. It has things … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Black Swan (2010) — So this film has been compared to works of Roman Polanski and David Cronenberg (although my favorite reference was Ellen Fox from Rotten Tomatoes who said it was like “The Red Shoes meets The Red Shoe Diaries“). I can see all of those factor present in the movie but I think … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Book of Eli (2010) — So I thought the previews looked stupid. And they did. They did look oh-so-stupid. What got me to see it was my old credo of “I will see any movie with Tom Waits in it, no matter how small his part is.” [pretty small part, too]. All in all, … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 