Movie Reviews

Wall-E

Posted: July 10, 2008 at 10:01 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Andrew Stanton and Pixar’s latest is right up there with the best of theirs, which is certainly saying something, as Wall-E is one of the best characters in cinema history.The humans have abandoned Earth and left behind an army of robots to clean up the mess. Wall-E is the last of these robots left to […]

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Amazing Short Film

Posted: July 7, 2008 at 8:05 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Amazing, just wonderful! Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo. Here is his site.

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In Bruges on DVD

Posted: June 26, 2008 at 11:44 am   /   DVD News, Local, Movie Reviews

In Bruges came out on video this week and you should rush out to buy it as it is currently in the top 3 standings of movies of 08 by my book. Here is my original review! In Bruges Martin McDonagh’s feature debut is an impressive one that weaves dark humor with a bit of […]

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Persepolis and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly on DVD

Posted: June 24, 2008 at 8:40 am   /   DVD News, Local, Movie Reviews

Here are a couple of great movies now available to rent. Both French, both true stories, and both are wonderful films. Head down to check them out at your local shop now! Persepolis This adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name is an excellent film that infuses history and humor through the eyes […]

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The Incredible Hulk

Posted: June 20, 2008 at 12:32 pm   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Edward Norton stars in the “reboot” of the Hulk franchise and is a solid second effort from Marvel Studios working as an independent studio.Now, to add some background for my take on this film, I was a fan of Ang Lee’s Hulk. The action was awesome, crazy, and a bit over the top, but it […]

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Get Smart

Posted: June 19, 2008 at 9:38 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Steve Carell stars as Maxwell Smart in this classic TV show adaptation that falls fairly flat unless a joke or gag involves the lead character.Maxwell Smart is an analyst for the secret government organization, Control, which monitors and international activity, especially that of Chaos, which has plans for world domination. Max finally has a high […]

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OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

Posted: June 13, 2008 at 9:52 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

This French send up of Bond/Spy films is a mostly successful effort that provides the laughs and plays its cards right on most occasions.We open up on a scene of Hubert Bonisseur (OSS 117) and his partner Jack Jefferson during WWII as they steal a set of blue prints from a Nazi officer, in a […]

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Kung Fu Panda

Posted: June 9, 2008 at 11:03 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

The latest addition to the DreamWorks Animation catalog is one of their best, coming not far behind Shrek as one of their best efforts yet.The film is about the training and ascension of a wannabe Kung Fu Master, Po, an overweight Panda that worships the Furious Five and the Masters of the Jade Temple that […]

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“Control” on DVD

Posted: June 9, 2008 at 10:28 am   /   DVD News, Local, Movie Reviews

I reviewd this film last winter, and put it in my top 10 of last year, and I thought I should bring it back into the public eye now that it is finally on DVD. So go rent Control, a wonderful film by Anton Corbijn that deserves to be discovered by film and music fans […]

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The Fall

Posted: June 6, 2008 at 11:05 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Director Tarsem creates a beautiful piece of visual art that is slightly marred by a shaky story that is a bit all over the place, even if the story defining the story is supposed make things erratic, it still doesn’t quite work all the way (I promise that sentence will make sense by the end […]

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