Posted by moviegeek916 on November 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
J. Edgar (2011) – Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio, Dustin Lance Black, and J. Edgar Hoover: this seems like a combination that can’t go wrong. Clint Eastwood has been a gifted film-maker wince the 1970s but in the past decade he has hit a stride that makes him one of the more interesting elder statesmen of … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · 2 Comments
127 Hours (2010) — Wow… just wow. Not only is this the best movie you’ll ever see about a guy stuck in a hole, it’s one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. As an actor, James Franco has kind of been at both ends of the spectrum. He’s been great in movies like … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Milk (2008) — For truly objective film criticism you have to divorce a move from any wider cause it represents and just examine the merits of the film itself. But you know what? No one’s really objective when it comes to art so anyone who claims they are is full of shit. I love this … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 