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This could, in time, become one of the greatest drinking games ever. I don't know that I would call it a good movie. It has plenty of moments where it tries a little too much and falls flat (ther...


January 14, 2014

American Hustle (2013)

I went into this one hearing some things: bland, doesn't go anywhere, etc. That's unfounded. What you have are five people played by Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, ...


January 11, 2014

All Is Lost (2013)

Robert Redford is one of those All-American men and watching him navigate the Indian Ocean in a little boat you're pretty sure has no business being that far away from land is fascinating. From t...


January 04, 2014

A Nos Amour (1983)

A slice of life coming of age film that pretty astutely observes a family all suffering from various depressions that are manifesting themselves in morbidly french incestuous ways that just makes...


I don't really fall into convention. And I don't think lists should be seen as anything more than ideas. With that in mind, here are, in my opinion, the 25 Greatest Movies of the Last Decade: 25...


Very rarely does Adele ever seem comfortable in her own skin. In fact, only twice in the near three-hour runtime of this film did I ever say to myself, "Oh, look at her, enjoying life!" Well, thr...


December 17, 2013

Frozen (2013)

This cold little animated film has such a wonderful way of melting your heart. In some strange way it seemed like a fairytale X-Men: Origins film for a character that never made it to the comic b...


I've never paid a lick of attention to anime before perusing this little animated film. Apparently there are twelve universes and this is the seventh (or the one in this film is, anyway), and the...


December 16, 2013

New World (2013)

No, this one is not about Jamestown. It's a South Korean film about the succession of power within a gangster-run mid-level corporation infiltrated by the cops with hopes of taking the gangsters ...


December 11, 2013

Garden of Words (2013)

The animation, especially in regards to nature, is lovely, like seeing calligraphy used to make things breathe. The story is both touching and vaguely creepy. You almost want to root for the two ...


December 09, 2013

Despicable Me 2 (2013)

Sometimes exceptional movies don't need to say anything important. Some incredibly lovable characters support this simple premise that anchors itself in family values and seems to encourage the n...


December 07, 2013

The Great Beauty (2013)

You can spend 2+ hours contemplating the meaning of life and death in the most vivacious, immaculate, pretentious, sanctimonious ways possible. Or you can go take a walk, sit at a cafe, watch peo...


December 07, 2013

The Best Offer (2013)

One of those movies better appreciated in hindsight than in the moment. You know how it will end, it takes too great a pleasure in setting you up for it, but it doesn't offer any catharsis, you g...


December 06, 2013

Captain Phillips (2013)

This will get a lot of comparisons to Zero Dark Thirty and most of them are probably warranted, although I felt this was able to get more to the point and was overall way more involving, tension-...


These movies are always entertaining, yet always leave me wanting. Not necessarily for more, but just better. This one is more tense than the other, cast better actors in roles better suited for ...


December 01, 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Having come to terms long ago with the idea that movies meant to be exciting and adventurous are rarely also above factual reproach or cut corners for a good scene, I fully enjoyed this one. As w...


November 24, 2013

Prisoners (2013)

Tight, well-written, nice and disturbing mystery thriller with a touch of morality tale about it. If you're one of those people that happens upon Justice Files or one of those Unsolved/Cold Case ...


November 23, 2013

Before Midnight (2013)

The fatal flaw in this film for me is how these people managed to make a family with each other at all. I get Jesse leaving his wife for her. I see these two people lasting maybe two years. The i...


November 21, 2013

Gravity (2013)

If you haven't seen it yet, you're only going to want to in theatres. It's a trip. A $16 dollar one, as any theatre worth its snuff is going to want to hand you 3D glasses (it's as good as 3D get...


November 18, 2013

12 Years a Slave (2013)

This is the closest we will come to time travelling, if we discount Ken Burns documentaries. But, both have this at their grasp: pertinent information concerning our past, tearjerking moments tha...


November 02, 2013

Admission (2013)

Tina Fey and Paul Rudd get tricked into acting in a movie that can't decide whether it's a dark comedy or a bitterly funny drama, probably on the promise that they'd get to work with Tina Fey and...


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Reviews of movies I just saw.