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Splice Review
Splice Review What an incredible movie. Easily the best movie I’ve seen all year, and an instant minor classic, if not an instant full-blown sci-fi classic. You know how Alien has those three or four WOW moments? I’m thinking of the chest-burster, the reveal of the alien all grown up, the dripping acid through the…
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Spring Break Movies Update (and belated top 10 notice)
I saw a lot of movies over spring break. Here are my thoughts. The Crazies This film has a surprisingly high mark on rottentomatoes, which I think is more a result of its grim competence than any superlative work in the film. Watching this movie I felt overwhelmed by how gloomy the approach was, and…
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Meh?
Book of Eli Review This movie is strange in a lot of ways. The violence is well-choreographed and fun to watch, it’s vicious and bloody and often quite brief. Now trying to work in tandem with that violence is a strong message for religion, specifically for the value of the Bible (the titular book). That’s…
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Top 10 of 2009
Hi there So a precursor to this list is that as a screenwriter I constantly consume narratives, be it for film or otherwise, in my studies. Because of that I crave originality, which may somewhat bias my preferences towards the weird indie film. That being said, here goes. 1. Up Borderline perfect, Pixar’s Up should…
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Sherlock Holmes/It’s Complicated Double Pack
Howdy A couple new reviews today. Sherlock Holmes I’m a huge Guy Ritchie fan and think Snatch is the best all-style no-substance movie EVER. So I was excited to see Ritchie working with a larger budget on a studio tentpole. Not being a Sherlock Holmes expert by any stretch I can only judge the film…
