Posted by moviegeek916 on April 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Peep World (2010) – Every now and then you see a preview for a movie that looks great but has completely flown under everyone’s radar. Sometimes you find an unappreciated gem. Sometimes you find out exactly why it flew under of the radar. Peep World seems sort of in the vein of The Royal Tenenbaums … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on October 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Person of Interest – “Ghosts” I’m still not one hundred percent sure what to make of Person of Interest. It has the potential to be one of the better shows of the 2011 season. It also could be just another investigative crime show where they solve a case every week. “Ghosts” seems to indicate the … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Person of Interest – “Pilot” Jonathan Nolan is not as well-known as his brother Christopher, who directed the films Batman Begins and Inception. However he wrote the short story “Memento Mori” which was the basis of Christopher’s breakthrough film Memento. He also helped write Christopher’s films The Dark Knight and The Prestige. Now he’s created … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
So I figured if I’m going to blogging about television, I should probably weigh in on the Emmys. I realized this though as the Emmys were already in progress and I had been drinking (I started to sober up somewhere around the Drama categories). These are my meandering real-time thoughts as I watched the broadcast. … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) — Special effects can be a tricky thing. Far too often they’re used not to further a story but to take the place of a story. But David Fincher knows better. His previous films like Fight Club and Panic Room are all loaded with effects but they never … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 