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Crazy, Stupid Love (2011) Blu-ray

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Crazy, Stupid, Love is decisively straight forward and surprisingly well-mannered for a film about the turbulence of people in love and the collateral damage of romance. That’s where the filmmakers ultimately succeed, gathered around familiar heartache with their characters, sharing the collective bumps and stumbles of Crazy, Stupid, Love. Continue reading →

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Ides Of March (2011)

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

George Clooney writes, directs and stars in this fine and impressive ensemble of talent with some of the brightest stars in front of the camera and behind it. Ides Of March is well made and character driven and for the most part the film accomplishes its goal of poking the seething underbelly of political corruption with impressive results from a fine ensemble cast with George Clooney at the reins. Continue reading →

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Drive (2011)

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Calculated and precise, flawed, a vision with cojones and Albert Brooks kills someone. You maybe don’t even realize how connected you are until the first scene ends, the first glimpse into this world holds your every second, turns you into the perfect hamster waiting at the cage door of your life for the next meal of gerbil bullets. Refn holds the bag and you start to salivate and then it dawns on you that you’re OK with waiting as long as Refn makes every movie for the rest of your life. Continue reading →

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All Good Things (2010)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

All Good things meanders far too long on the mundane, struggles to elevate ordinary and loses track of the role of engaging characters with redemptive pursuits. Further to that point, the story stumble-steps like snapshots, like memory without the benefit of caring about abrupt beginnings or endings; the film seems to stop so quickly that it too shutters without so much as a suggestion of finality. Continue reading →

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The 2011 Academy Awards – Who Gets The Gold And Why

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

I think it is relatively straight forward as to who will be taking home an Oscar this year. In some cases there will be multiple Oscars, others no Oscars at all for our favorite films and filmmakers. In many of the categories, the choices can quickly be whittled away by removing the least likely candidates from the list. While this seems like an odd proposition, one must consider the countless decisions that go into the nomination process and consequently things we never hear about. We want to believe the award is based on merit and talent alone but we know other factors weigh in as well and it would be impossible to deny that personal agendas and preferential treatment finds a way to the ballot box. Continue reading →

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