Category: Ratings
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Red State is a right turn in the career of Kevin Smith the director
Red State – 2011 Written & Directed by Kevin Smith Starring Michael Parks, John Goodman, Kevin Pollak, Melissa Leo, Stephen Root, Kerry Bishé, Michael Angarano, Nicholas Braun, Kyle Gallner When one considers the downward spiral that Kevin Smith’s career has taken lately, it can’t help but be noticed that it was with an obvious state of…
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The Beaver shows that nobody wants to be alone
The Beaver – 2011 Directed by Jodie Foster Starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence Written by Kyle Killen I have never pretended to understand depression. Not many people lately have tried to understand Mel Gibson. I have been quite interested in understanding him since his groundbreaking directorial début so many years ago in Braveheart.…
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Soul Surfer is an inspirational true story for the family
Soul Surfer – 2011 Directed by Sean McNamara Starring AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood, Kevin Sorbo, Craig T. Nelson Written by Sean McNamara, Deborah and Douglas Schultz, Michael Berk based on the book by Bethany Hamilton, Sheryl Berk, Rich Bundschuh Faith-based films have been a force in the movie world for the…
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Fast Five. Duh.
Fast Five – 2011 Directed by Justin Lin Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Joaquim de Almeida, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang Written by Chris Morgan This series is never going to end. At a point where most franchises have long run out of steam, this one made…
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Paul gives little evidence of intelligent life
Paul (Unrated) – 2011 Directed by Greg Mottola Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen (voice), Jane Lynch, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Joe Lo Truglio, Sigourney Weaver, Blythe Danner, John Carroll Lynch, David Koechner, Jesse Plemons, Jeffrey Tambor Written by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost For Shaun of the Dead alone, Pegg and…
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Priest by another name, is Doom
Priest – 2011 Directed by Scott Stewart Starring Paul Bettany, Cam Giganet, Karl Urban, Christopher Plummer, Maggie Q, Alan Dale, Brad Dourif, Stephen Moyer, Mädchen Amick, Lily Collins Written by Cory Goodman based on the comic series Priest by Min-Woo Hyung Paul Bettany is wasted. Maggie Q is wasted. Karl Urban is wasted. They make ill use of Christopher…
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Everything Must Go is a soft landing for a hard lesson
Everything Must Go – 2011 Directed by Dan Rush Starring Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Michael Peña, Laura Dern, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Stephen Root Written by Dan Rush based on the short story “Why don’t you dance?” by Raymond Carver My first experience with Raymond Carver stories was in the Robert Altman near masterpiece Short Cuts, which joined…
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Scream 4: Needs you more than you need it
Scream 4 Directed by Wes Craven Starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Anthony Anderson, Adam Brody, Rory Culkan, Hayden Panettiere, Marley Shelton, Nico Tortella, Erik Knudsen, Mary McConnell, Roger Jackson Written by Kevin Williamson There comes a time, around the 2nd fake opening, when one realizes that this joke within a joke…
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Bridesmaids is an entertaining stumble through the life of a single woman
Bridesmaids – 2011 Directed by – Paul Feig Starring – Kristin Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McClendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Jon Hamm, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd Written by – Annie Mumolo, Kristin Wiig Kristen Wiig seems to know what a woman is. This is good, as she has spent the better part of her life as…
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Forgotten Gems: Jerry Maguire is Love, Love, Love
Jerry Maguire – 1996 Written and Directed by – Cameron Crowe Starring – Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Kelly Preston, Jay Mohr, Jerry O’Connell, Regina King, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Lipnicki Listening to the podcast Mohr Stories earlier in the week and I was reminded of this movie. In describing his auditions with himself and…
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