Posted by moviegeek916 on July 24, 2012 · 1 Comment
Batman Returns (1992) – In recent reviews of Tim Burton movies, I’ve written about the difference between Burton the auteur and Burton the director-for-hire. Whichever one is working, his movies have a great signature look but Burton the auteur creates movies that have a level of depth. Burton-for-hire is just kind of phoning it in. Burton … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on July 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Batman (1989) – Well given my reviews of all the Spider-Man movies a few weeks ago it should really be no surprise that with The Dark Knight Rises being all anyone’s talking about lately that I would go back to the start of the Batman franchise. Okay, technically not all the way back to the start. … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Young@Heart (2007) — Holy shit, one of the most moving and inspiring documentaries I’ve ever fucking seen. It makes you think about music and how it has this weird power over people. In some of these cases I think this choir is keeping them alive. Plus it is just hilarious watching septu- and octogenarians tackle … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 