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Gravity (2013)

Posted on May 31, 2014 by rorydean

Despite the overwhelming positivism, both in reviews and ratings and award show gold, “Gravity” suffers from the same nausea ad infinitum that often relegates it to little more than a snappily dressed carny barker inviting the wanderer to navigate the tent poles of what will become a scattered visit to theater of the absurd. Continue reading →

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Once Fallen (2010) Twice Forgot

Posted on November 11, 2010 by rorydean

Once Fallen doesn’t pretend to be more than just another crime-drama, an amalgamation of more successful film and television plots and character scenarios ad infinitum these days in the war between cable and mainstream programming, but it does fall quickly into movie of the week territory as neither character nor story is move with any urgency or surprise. Continue reading →