Category: Film Reviews
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Review: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Rosemary’s Baby Rating Director Roman Polanski Screenplay Roman Polanski (Novel: Ira Levin) Length 136 min. Starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Angela Dorian, Patsy Kelly, Elisha Cook Jr., Emmaline Henry, Charles Grodin, Hanna Landy, Philip Leeds, D’Urville Martin, Hope Summers MPAA Rating Approved (re-rated R)
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The Morning After #4: July 19, 2010
A rather busy weekend again, but I managed to put away my three Netflix rentals (Rosemary’s Baby, Key Largo and Jezebel) and get to the local theater to watch Inception. And, of course, there was more Soap-y goodness. So, here is what I watched this weekend: INCEPTION Christopher Nolan may have finally proven that he…
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Feed the Queue #3
We get to our first vote today. Last week, the sole submission was Fanny, which I managed to catch through Netflix online over the weekend and gave my snippet review on Monday. This week, you’ll get two choices later in this post. Before we get to that, let’s give a reminder to those who didn’t…
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Review: Humpday (2009)
HUMPDAY Rating Director Lynn Shelton Screenplay Lynn Shelton Length 94 min. Starring Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmore, Lynn Shelton, Trina Willard MPAA Rating R for some strong sexual content, pervasive language and a scene of drug use.
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Review: The Summer House (2008)
THE SUMMER HOUSE Rating Director Daisy Gili Screenplay Ian Beck Length 12 min. Starring Talulah Riley, Robert Pattinson, Laurence Beck, Marianne Brogo, David Burke, Anna Calder-Marshall
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Review: The Hangover (2009)
THE HANGOVER Rating Director Todd Phillips Screenplay Jon Lucas, Scott Moore Length 100 min. Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Sasha Barrese, Jeffrey Tambor, Ken Jeong, Rachael Harris, Mike Tyson, Mike Epps MPAA Rating R for pervasive language, sexual content including nudity, and some drug material.
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The Morning After #3: July 12, 2010
This weekend was more booked than I expected, but largely because I found that the film selected last week for the Feed the Queue feature was available to watch through Netflix online, so I did. So, we have five films (Despicable Me, Fanny, Julia, Michael Clayton and Moonstruck) and the latest episodes of Soap to…
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Review: Valentine’s Day (2010)
VALENTINE’S DAY Rating Director Garry Marshall Screenplay Katherine Fugate, Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein Length 125 min. Starring Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Carter Jenkins, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts,…
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Review: 2012 (2009)
2012 Rating Director Roland Emmerich Screenplay Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser Length 158 min. Starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiewtel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Tom McCarthy, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover, Liam James, Morgan Lily, Zlatko Buric, Beatrice Rosen, Alexandre Haussmann, Philippe Haussmann, Johann Urb, John Billingsley MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some…
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Review: The Last Airbender (2010)
THE LAST AIRBENDER Rating Director M. Night Shyamalan Screenplay M. Night Shyamalan (Based on Animated TV Series) Length 103 min. Starring Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis, Seychelle Gabriel MPAA Rating PG for fantasy action violence.
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Feed the Queue #2
We are in our second week of the Feed the Queue series, which also means we’ll be having our first vote. Reminder to those who didn’t participate in the first week, every week, I will be calling for suggestions of films to be added to my Netflix queue. Each person makes one suggestion and one…
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The Morning After #2: July 6, 2010
In our second week on the “air”, we feel the sting of a holiday weekend. These extra days often afford me time to watch even more films or catch up when need be. However, this Monday I didn’t get to see anything new, but I had already managed to finish four films and the remainder…
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Review: Percy Jackson & The Olympians:
The Lightning Thief (2010)PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Rating Director Chris Columbus Screenplay Craig Titley (Novel: Rick Riordan) Length 118 min. Starring Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Melina Kanakaredes, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Joe Pantoliano, Uma Thurman, Maria Olsen, Julian Richings MPAA Rating…
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New Feature: Feed the Queue #1
Every film critic owes it to himself and his readers to constantly watch movies. I’ve seen a lot, but compared to some others I know, it’s a mere drop in the bucket. As you found out during my new Monday feature The Morning After, I get three Netflix DVDs each weekend if possible. Today, I’m…
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Review: Robin Hood (2010)
ROBIN HOOD Rating Director Ridley Scott Screenplay Brian Helgeland, Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris Length 140 min. Starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Danny Huston, Eileen Atkins, Mark Addy, Matthew Macfadyen, Kevin Durand, Scott Grimes, Alan Doyle, Douglas Hodge, Léa Seydoux MPAA Rating PG-13 for violence including intense…
