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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 →

Posted in Movie I've Seen, Movie Makers & Shakers, Movies You Should or Should Not See, My Review of Their Review:, On DVD, Online, philosophy and film, Rants & Raves | Tagged 2013, above the line, alfonso cuaron, asteroid movie, CGI space drama, children of men director, Christopher DeFaria, Dr. Ryan Stone, drama, ed harris, effects-driven storytelling, Emmanuel Lubezki, epic, Film, george cloooney, gravity, Jonás Cuarón, Mark Sanger, Mathew Arnold, Matt Kowalsky, movie review, practical movie reviews, rory dean, sandra bullock, sci-fi, shuttle, space, spacewalk | 11 Comments

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) Blu-ray

Posted on July 14, 2012 by rorydean

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a difficult film that weighs even on the most willing viewer, demanding from us the chance to arrive someplace entirely different from we expect but awful glad when we do. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is that film you hear about that cannot be summarized or categorized until you experience it yourself. Then and only then will you know how you feel about so much honesty. Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-ray, Blu-ray Elite for Warner Home Video, Movie I've Seen, Movies You Should or Should Not See, On DVD | Tagged 2011 movies, 9/11, above the line, eric roth, extremely loud and incredibly close, Jeffrey Wright, john goodman, max von dydow, oskar schell, practical movie reviews, rory dean, sandra bullock, stephen daldry, thomas horn, tom hanks, tragedy, viola davis, zoe caldwell | 3 Comments

Crash (2004)

Posted on January 15, 2010 by rorydean

There are ‘no easy answers’ in life but salacious stories about predictable, one-dimensional scenarios set up by characters I’d akin to minor distractions while channel surfing just leave me reaching for the remote control. Continue reading →