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Prometheus
Saw Prometheus. Review in one word: “Meh”. Longer review with ‘spoilers’ . . . (If you can call it that — there were ZERO surprises in this plot, so it was pretty much born spoiled). It’s very...
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Review: Cloud Atlas
So we saw Cloud Atlas last night. It was interesting on several levels. I found that the reincarnation aspect could be regarded as entirely figurative or completely literal depending on your...
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Impressions of “The Hobbit”
I’ve gone to see Peter Jackson’s adaptation of “The Hobbit”, and these are my first impressions of it. I found it disappointing, but it’s important to realize that this is as much due to high...
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Reviews: “Cabin in the Woods” and “Looper” (SPOILERS)
Our young daughter spend the night at her Grandma’s last night — so that means we had a chance to watch R-rated movies! We saw Cabin in the Woods and Looper. The former was extremely well-written and...
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Pacific Rim – Kaiju + Mecha + LiveAction – done pretty much perfectly
Yesterday, I went to see Pacific Rim with my offspring (ages 10, 15, and 17). We’re pretty much all fans of anime and Japanese pop-cinema in general, so we’re pretty familiar with the “Giant Mecha”...
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Movie: “Desk Set” (1957)
We watched “Desk Set” with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy last night. I’m pretty sure I had added this to my Netflix queue on a recommendation from a film director, although I’ve lost the source...
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Why Do Fans Want Artists to Make Money?
I enjoyed watching Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy a lot at the theater. It’s got a lot going for it — clever writing, interesting characters, some impressive CG (that technology has come a long...
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Brief Review: Lucy
Just saw “Lucy”. Good film. European sensibilities about a lot of it, which is not surprising, I guess. But it was refreshing to watch something “not Hollywood”. The “science” was about 90% nonsense,...
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Review: Zardoz
I have been seeing stills and even a few clips from “Zardoz” since way back in the 1980s, with the general impression that it was a cheesy B-grade sci-fi movie. And while I appreciate that Sean Connery...
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