Meet the Author - Rory Dean
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Above the Line: Practical Movie Reviews- Some Safety Glass Distance (2013) May 11, 2013Writing is in my blood, it makes me feel connected to an often overwhelming sense of disconnectedness. Continue reading →rorydean
- Argo (2012) April 6, 2013So "Argo" should be on your list of movies to watch if you've missed it up to now. Be advised that the thrills come in bite-fulls and the story is much more about an ensemble cast than any one particular player. This has double feature written all over it. Pick up a couple of other movies while you're at it and if all goes South in a hurr […]rorydean
- 629 March 30, 2013This filmic is a multi-layered visual experience that takes place not in the dream-world but along the road that surrounds it. Continue reading →bleuravyn
- I Melt With You (2011) March 1, 2013“I Melt With You” feels like the mid-life rights of passage you've heard about or are living, the runway that many men land and take off from. Gathered for many drinks with the best friends of their lives quickly becomes a dangerous Bacchanalia of doomed ritualizing, darkly lit and disturbing yet familiar to anyone who has ever fallen off the beaten pat […]rorydean
- Female Directors Redux February 27, 2013Reblogged from Above the Line: Female Directors Redux - Women in Film in Hollywood and beyond After reviewing my original list "Female Directors - Above and Beyond a Call to Duty" and discussing female filmmakers with a variety of film aficionados, … Continue reading →rorydean
- Some Safety Glass Distance (2013) May 11, 2013
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko will change your mind. About a lot of stuff. Continue reading
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Tagged donnie darko, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, movie reviews, rory dean, time travel
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District 9 (2009)
I tend to line up with most when it comes to Sci-Fi/Fantasy films – they are either right on the mark (or very near it) or they miss the target completely and hit innocent bystanders. The CG work alone is outstanding. The balance between story and CG glitz is near flawless. Watch this one and look forward to watching it again.
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Tagged District 9, movie reviews, Neill Blomkamp, rory dean, Terri Tatchell
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Ring 2 (2005)
Watch it for Naomi Watts and Sissy Spacek, otherwise skip the franchise and especially skip this one for the original, Japanese version. Continue reading
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Tagged gabriel beristain, hideo nakata, laurie macdonald, movie reviews, Naomi Watts, ring2, ringu, rory dean, sissy spacek, walter f. parkes
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