Reviews

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant

Posted: October 23, 2009 at 10:59 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant is the latest in a string of vampire themed movies. The film is adapted from a series of popular novels by Darren Shan. Directed by Paul Weitz who just happens to be the brother of The Twilight Saga: New Moon‘s director Chris Weitz. In this current glut of blood […]

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Astro Boy

Posted: October 23, 2009 at 8:58 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews
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Amelia

Posted: October 23, 2009 at 12:30 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Mira Nair’s latest is a dull, bland, and almost completely forgettable effort that while capturing the look, sound, and stories of Amelia Earhart it fails to create any drama, tension, or just about any emotion inside of us over it’s run time. Spoilers ahead if you some how have know grasp on history. Picking up […]

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Paranormal Activity

Posted: October 22, 2009 at 2:47 pm   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

So often films are hyped up to a level where they can no longer function on their own as a film. You have one group who is expecting “the scariest film ever”, and they go onto hate it because expectations for the film were so high. Then you have the other group who either can […]

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Restaurant Review – Ice Kitchen

Posted: October 18, 2009 at 10:13 am   /   Local, Restaurant Reviews

Westport’s Ice Kitchen is brought to you by the owners of the Drunken Fish.  Ice Kitchen is considered a tapas bar.  Tapas are just a fancy Spanish word for an appetizer/snack portion.  Usually with tapas you pay an arm and a leg for a serving too small to fill you up.  Unfortunately, I don’t know […]

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A Serious Man

Posted: October 16, 2009 at 5:38 pm   /   Local, Movie Reviews

A Serious Man is the latest from Joel and Ethan Coen, names synonymous with black comedy. This film is as about as dark as a black comedy gets, delving deeper and deeper into the psyche of a man and his damaged family. Larry Gopnik is a Jewish man who is in the middle of a […]

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Law Abiding Citizen

Posted: October 16, 2009 at 8:58 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

LAW ABIDING CITIZEN stars Gerard Butler (300) and Jamie Fox (The Kingdom) in an intense action / thriller that is sure to keep you guessing from the edge of your seat – beginning to end. Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is a family man. The movie opens with him and his daughter both spending time together; […]

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Where The Wild Things Are

Posted: October 16, 2009 at 1:00 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Spike Jonze long delayed adaptation of the beloved novel Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak finally has hit the screens and the results are more or less wonderful on every level. Our hero is Max, a young nine year old with a wild side that can emerge from his everyday child hood demeanor […]

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Premiere 2nd Street Café and Catering – Restaurant Review

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 2:05 pm   /   Local, Restaurant Reviews

If you’re in the St. Charles area and looking for a excellent steak for a reasonable price then I strongly recommend you go to Premiere 2nd Street Café and Catering. When you drive up you might have second thoughts about whether or not you can get a good meal at this establishment, but this is […]

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Grace’s Merry Go Round O Fallon – Shopping

Posted: October 10, 2009 at 5:36 pm   /   Local, Shopping Reviews

If you are a bargain shopper like me, you will want to follow me on my adventures as I go on a tour of consignment, thrift and antique store in the Saint Louis area. In these tough economic times everyone needs a little help in finding the best bargains. I started out in O’Fallon, Missouri […]

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