Tag: films
group name: oneharshcritic
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February 01, 2007 12:25 AM EST --
More often than not, when I see a film about to premiere I look at the credits, sizing up the crew that put that particular piece together. And again, more often than not, when I see at that helm . . .
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February 12, 2007 02:41 AM EST --
Hannibal Lecter may be the most intriguing villain to appear on screen. There, I said it. But that statement should be nothing new. Lecter's wisdom and ability to read people along with . . .
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February 02, 2007 02:32 AM EST --
The plot is simple -- or is it? Smokin' Aces is the kind of movie where it's possible to walk into the theatre not knowing anything about it. It's portrayed largely as a 'race to the prize' . . .
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January 31, 2007 08:49 PM EST --
Using disgusting jokes, toilet humor and spoofs of the year's horror films, directors Shawn and Marlon Wayans had created a nearly flawless formula for their Scary Moviefranchise delivering two disgusting . . .
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February 01, 2007 12:17 AM EST --
When I walked into the Arc Light theatres in Los Angeles to see this film, I had three thoughts in my head. The first was the sequels were never as good as their predecessors. The second was . . .
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February 01, 2007 12:36 AM EST --
If you like to sit at Barnes & Nobles with a stack of philosophy books and discuss indie film, you will like this movie. If you like to keep the New Yorker on your coffee table and drink wine . . .
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February 01, 2007 12:44 AM EST --
I watched this film with my wife and after about two minutes we had come to two conclusions. Firstly, I wish I could be a firefighter. Secondly, she would never let me be a firefighter. . . .
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February 01, 2007 12:50 AM EST --
It seems to be the year of Jude Law. Every time a new trailer pops up on the screen, I wonder where he is going to factor into the plot. He seems to be in everything that is coming or has come . . .
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February 01, 2007 12:56 AM EST --
Ben Kingsley is a terrific actor. Carrie-Anne Moss is hot. There. I'm done. I've outlined all the positives.
Well, that might be a bit harsh, but this . . .
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February 01, 2007 01:01 AM EST --
It's rare that Hollywood actually makes you feel something. Genuine emotion is often void in the blockbusters that frequent today's big screen. Movies like Schindler's List, Amistad . . .
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January 31, 2007 06:24 PM EST --
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the scariest movies ever made; and then it was remade, and remade again, and the third times wasn't exactly the charm as director Marcus Nispel attempts to recreate . . .
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January 31, 2007 07:25 PM EST --
If a few good lines were able to make a movie great, The Aquatic Life with Steve Zissou would be destined to become a classic. However, films are usually two hours, not two minutes. Bad acting, . . .
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February 01, 2007 12:00 AM EST --
Football movies are great. I see everyone that comes out, so Friday Night Lights was no exception. While its easy to make a clock oriented film tense, this football film packs in enough other . . .
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February 19, 2007 03:46 PM EST --
Here's one for the archives:
With the exception of the Tomb Raider series, it seems that video games have not had an exceptionally overwhelming success as they attempt to make the translation . . .
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January 31, 2007 11:52 PM EST --
Ben Stiller is funny, just not in this film. Along Came Polly, a story of whether to risk or not to risk, embodies the awkwardness of two people coming together who don't belong together, and . . .
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January 05, 2008 07:27 PM EST --
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Review
By Josh Gloer
Do you like musicals? I mean REALLY like musicals? You need to watch some. Seriously, you need to do some research. I'm not . . .
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December 13, 2008 03:21 PM EST --
There are a million things in the world of feature films that drive me crazy. Trailers that are better than the films, word of mouth and the hype machine setting impossible expectations from even the . . .
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May 10, 2008 07:18 PM EDT --
What Happens In Vegas: A Review
To pee or not to pee...
I'm going to let you in on a little secret. As a man who drinks coffee by the pot, diet (thank God) soda by the six pack and the occasional . . .
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January 12, 2009 08:51 PM EST --
When I first heard the premise of Slumdog Millionaire, I didn't think it could possibly be good. I'm so sick of the TV show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." Why do I want to see a film . . .
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December 23, 2008 02:10 PM EST --
I love Richard Yates. The man had a knack for writing subtext like no other author I've ever read. And his novel, Revolutionary Road, was not only his first, but possibly his best. In my . . .
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