Category: Movie Reviews
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Corner Gas, Episode 29: The Air Show
The Writers – Paul Mather and Kevin White Director – Wendy Hopkins A brief synopsis – Lacey gets a load from the town for not knowing about the Air Show, and then staying open for it. Brent’s station is shut down as they work on a “level 5” hazard, which gives him time to watch as Hank starts…
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October Baby is a picture of grace within a cracked rear view
October Baby – 2011 Director Andrew and Jon Erwin Starring Rachel Hendrix, Jason Burkey, John Schneider, Jennifer Price, Jasmine Guy, Chris Sligh, Robert Amaya, Shari Rigby, Tracy Miller Screenplay Cecil Stokes, Jon Erwin “This is who you are…” There is a point in October Baby when Hannah (Hendrix) has entered the place where her birth mother works. It…
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Samuel L. Jackson is The Samaritan: Need I say more?
The Samaritan – 2012 Director David Weaver Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Wilkinson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga, Gil Bellows, Aaron Poole, Debra Kara Unger Screenplay Weaver and Elan Mastai Iris: “I can’t remember the last time I did something I was proud of.” Foley: “I know what you mean.” Foley (Jackson) is a grifter, who did 25…
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The Five-Year Engagement is a little long, but it’s alright
The Five-Year Engagement – 2012 Director Nicholas Stoller Starring Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Rhys Ifans, Mindy Kaling Screenplay Stoller and Segel Statements: The questions are meant to be read while watching the film. One really should watch this film. Questions: Why is it that obscure Van Morrison songs show up in hip romantic comedies?…
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Battleship: Featuring ships that battle and loud music
Battleship – 2012 Director Peter Berg Starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Tadanobu Asano, Peter MacNicol, Adam Godley, Hamish Linklater, Gregory D. Gadson Screenplay John and Erich Hoeber Early on in Battleship, there is a moment when a very large vessel is raised out of the water. The ship, recently landed on Earth is jutting out of the water hundreds of feet…
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What to Expect when You’re Expecting is only as strong as its best material
What to Expect When You’re Expecting – 2012 Director Kirk Jones Starring Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Chace Crawford, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Santoro, Kim Fields Screenplay Shauna Cross and Heather Hauch based very, very loosely on the novel by Heidi Murkoff It’s like Love, Actually, Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve:…
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October Classics: Cool Papa E’s favorite Baseball Films
The season of the year has come where, despite football’s best efforts, it’s baseball’s time to shine. A few readers have been after me for a while to come up with a list of the best baseball films of all time, and one might think it’d be a bit easier than it turned out to…
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Machine Gun Preacher: A worthy effort about a flawed, good man
Machine Gun Preacher – 2011 Directed by Marc Foster Starring Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon, Kathy Baker, Souléymane Sy Savané, Rhema Marvanne Screenplay by Jason Keller Sam Childers is not an easy man. His path through early life was drugs, booze, prison and then he graduated to armed robbery for more drugs, and then to attempted murder. Around…
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Snow White and The Huntsman: Bread is definitely not meat
Snow White and the Huntsman – 2012 Director Rupert Sanders Starring Charleze Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, Sam Clafin, Sam Spruell, Ian McShane, Toby Jones, Bob Hoskins, Nick Frost, Ray Winstone, Eddie Marsan, Brian Gleeson,Johnny Harris Screenplay Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, Hossein Ameni Julia Roberts probably wanted to fire her agent after watching Snow White and The…
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