Category: Movie Reviews
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The Tillman Story demonstrates when morale is not moral
The Tillman Story – 2010 Directed by Amir Bar-Lev Narrated by Josh Brolin “It’s horrible to lie,” states Pat Tillman’s mother, Dannie, states about half way through The Tillman Story. This may be seen as anachronism in the world of politics, but when the military stands in as the protector of untruths, the feeling changes.…
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Animal Kingdom is a slow burn with no way out
Animal Kingdom – 2010 Written and Directed by David Michôd Starring Guy Pearce, Jacki Weaver, James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Luke Ford, Sullivan Stapleton There is a point in Animal Kingdom, where protagonist Joshua “J” Cody (Frecheville), in the bathroom of his girlfriend’s parents’ house, has finally pieced together what the fate of his family…
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Cool Papa E Reviews Marvel’s The X-Men / Wolverine Movies
Many are hailing this coming week’s X-Men: First Class as the best Marvel movie ever. Everything I have seen so far looks fantastic. Now is as good a time as any to check what we’ve seen so far from the X-Men Series of films. This list will be comprehensive within the next couple of weeks,…
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Faster: In which The Rock is really pissed at a minimal rate of speed.
Faster – 2010 Directed by George Tillman, Jr. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thorton, Carla Gugino, Tom Berenger, Moon Bloodgood, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Maggie Grace, Mike Epps Written by Joe and Tony Gayton There is a prologue to the movie Faster in which Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is getting out of prison. He looks real hard…
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Gnomeo and Juliet: For those of you who want to introduce your kids to Shakespeare through old Elton John songs
Gnomeo and Juliet – 2011 Directed by Kell Asbury Featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Jason Statham, Ozzy Osborne, Maggie Smith, Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen, Julie Walters, Richard Wilson Written by John R. Smith, Richard Sprackling Now for the something I never wanted to see category: a film about Gnomes with…
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I Am Number Four takes it self seriously, but is fun
I Am Number Four – 2011 Directed by D.J. Caruso Starring Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Callan McAullife, Kevin Durand Written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Marti Noxon, based on I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (Jobie Hughes and James Frey) The name James Frey is a fount of controversy ever since…
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Cool Papa E Reviews The Marvel Cinematic Universe (The Avengers Movies) Phase One
When Captain America: The First Avenger is released July 22, 2012, it will mark the last movie to be released ramping up to the May 4, 2012 arrival of the first superhero team movie, The Avengers. At this point, everyone is aware of the team that has been assembled: Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible…
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The Messenger: presents a Memorial Day tale many Americans should see
The Messenger – 2009 Directed by Oren Moverman Starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Steve Buscemi, Yaya DaCosta Written by Moverman and Alassandro Camon The Messenger starts out with a deception. Staff Sgt. Will Montgomery (Foster) meets up with an old flame, Kelly (Malone). After they have adult situations and then go to…
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Two for **: No Strings Attached / Love & Other Drugs
No Strings Attached – 2011 Directed by Ivan Reitman Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin…
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Green Hornet: Stoners aren’t very compelling heroes
The Green Hornet – 2011 Directed by Michael Gondry Starring Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos, Tom Wilkinson, David Harbour Written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg based on The Green Hornet by George W. Trendle, Fran Striker “So what if we had a hero movie, where the hero is a semi-conscious…
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