Author: coolpapae
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The Office: Episode 116 – Counseling
The Writer – B.J. Novak Director – Jeffrey Blitz A brief synopsis – Michael is forced to endure 6 hours of counseling with Toby. Pam realizes she sucks at sales. Dwight decides the branch is going to boycott the Steamtown Mall, but Jim convinces him to go in incognito Pretty Woman style. The best line – Dwight: Apparently there…
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The Office: Episode 115 – Nepotism
The Writer – Daniel Chun Director – Jeffrey Blitz A brief synopsis – The new intern is wreaking havoc by not doing anything and it turns out that he is Michael’s nephew. The staff are tired of him and want him to get canned, but Michael vouches for him until it drives him over the edge. The best…
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Sucker Punch – Sometimes you just have to call b.s.
Sucker Punch – 2011 Directed by Zack Snyder Starring Emily Browning, Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Isaac Blue, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn Written by Steve Shibuya and Snyder Chain Gang Chicks in sepia tone. This is the kind of movie that can only be thoroughly enjoyed by those men (or…
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Win Win shows the epic heart of Giamatti
Win Win – 2011 Written and Directed by Thomas McCarthy Starring Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor, Bobby Cannavale, Burt Young, Alex Shaffer, Melanie Lynskey, Margo Martindale, David W. Thompson Win Win is a movie so effortlessly amazing that it makes you happy to be alive just long enough to have viewed it. Each performance…
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Rio is a visual feast with a story that appeals to those who haven’t seen it before.
Rio – 2011 Directed by Carlos Saldanha Starring (voice only) Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Jermaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Tracy Morgan, Jamie Foxx, will.i.am Written by Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Sam Harper There is a delightful opening scene at the beginning of Rio which is ended promptly by poachers catching…
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It’s Hobo with a Shotgun, not Bill Shakespeare
Hobo with a Shotgun – 2011 Directed by Jason Eisner Starring Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth and a bunch of local “talent” Wirtten by John Davies Prostitute: “You can’t solve all the world’s problems with a shotgun.” Hobo: “It’s all I know.” The second film to generate from the Tarantino / Rodriguez Grindhouse films commercials, Hobo…
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Don’t bother to Take Me Home Tonight
Take Me Home Tonight – 2011 Directed by Michael Dowse Starring Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler, Teresa Palmer Written by Jackie and Jeff Filgo Definition of ANACHRONISM 1: an error in chronology; especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other 2: a person or a thing that is chronologically out-of-place;especially : one from a former age…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 