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White House Down (2013) – I am a man who makes no secret of my likes. (A fact which you might be able to infer from this website… where I talk a lot about shit I like…) So let me talk about some of those likes now. I like Die Hard. It is unquestionably one … Continue reading →
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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 April 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) – Why do we like horror movies? [By “we” I mean those of us who like horror movies. The rest of you highbrow jerks and scaredy-cats go read some other movie review.] Anyway to repeat the question, why do we like horror movies? My short answer: they’re fucking fun. … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Rum Diary (2011) – “You’re high, you fool! Drink some rum!” I have read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and I’ve read many essays and articles by the late great Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, but I’ve never actually read The Rum Diary. I know it’s an outright novel, meaning it was more invented … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Eat Pray Love (2010) — You ever have someone tell you about their spiritual awakening? You smile and nod and hope like hell they change the topic before your head explodes. This movie is two and a half hours of that. I think I have to chalk this up to personal bias since the movie … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Visitor (2009) — The movie ended about an hour ago and I like it more and more the more I think about it. From There’s Something About Mary to Intolerable Cruelty to Six Feet Under, Richard Jenkins has always been an engaging actor and it’s about damn time he got a lead role. He … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 