January 2008
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Is the juice worth the squeeze?
J.J. Abrams, you ask a lot from your faithful followers. A hell of a lot. But I was steadfast, J.J., and I prevailed. I emerged from your movie puke-free. But you should know, it was extremely difficult. I deserve a medal!
Cloverfield is no.1 at the box office. Unfortunately, it’s not so much that it’s number one because of its novel filmmaking, or grandiose special effects. Rather, I believe...
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Children, welcome to higher education
Parents, if you’re looking for youth-oriented movies, look no further. I have my top 20 (10 wasn’t sufficient, you’d agree) list of teenage dirtbag movies guaranteed to corrupt your minors. After all, teenage movies are usually either about sex, drugs or rock and roll. Did I mention sex? To fully understand the teenage movie, it’s necessary to look at it as a social commentary. All teenage...
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Miss American Pie
It seems that not only has 2007 seen the release of numerous fantasy films, but of unwanted pregnancy movies as well. Juno, Knocked Up, and Waitress are only a few of the newly released movies that tackle the theme of accidental pregnancy. All three have done very well according to critics, and it’s pretty surprising, considering that the three films have strong, female protagonists which usually...
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Not another fantasy movie
It seems that 2007 was the year that saw the release of a zillion Lord of the Ringswannabe movies. All right, we get it, the fantasy genre sometimes promises big box office returns (The Chronicles of Narnia) and a chance to wow viewers with CGI showmanship, but really?
Last year, Arthur and the Invisibles, Bridge to Terabithia, The Last Mimzy, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Eragon,...
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Let's start at the end
The first thing Chris Pratt does when he starts his day: he wakes up, takes a shower (with soap), eats breakfast, reads the paper, goes to school. Repeat. But before this, he had just been involved in one of the most life-changing moments of his life: he robbed a bank.
The Lookout is a well-written and wildly intense story about a young man who, after a tragic car accident involving the death of...