January 2012
2 posts
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The Artist
Removing the voice Adds to the performances It’s remarkable.
Jan 31st
3 notes
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Contagion
Germaphobes’ nightmare More realistic Outbreak And yet, weirdly cold.
Jan 30th
6 notes
December 2011
2 posts
3 tags
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Like Swedish version Fincher dives deep into dark With great opening.
Dec 28th
8 notes
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Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
Ethan Hunt’s big plan Involves iPhones and iPads MacBook Air saves us.
Dec 20th
8 notes
November 2011
5 posts
3 tags
The Descendants
Emotions collide Even when in paradise Even with Clooney.
Nov 21st
6 notes
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Captain America
Most actors avoid Superheroes, typecasting But not Chris Evans.
Nov 19th
2 notes
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Margin Call
Market on the brink Power brokers’ final play Always be closing.
Nov 6th
7 notes
3 tags
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Maybe I’m crazy I found this a bit stupid I didn’t love it.
Nov 6th
2 notes
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Melancholia
Is Kirsten crazy? Or does she just know the tale Of when worlds collide. 
Nov 4th
9 notes
October 2011
2 posts
3 tags
The Ides Of March
Hold a man up high He just has farther to fall All power corrupts. 
Oct 18th
19 notes
3 tags
Green Lantern
Remember Top Gun? Add mood rings, suits, aliens Take away good parts.
Oct 9th
3 notes
September 2011
3 posts
3 tags
Moneyball
All about the stats Humans running the numbers And numbers don’t lie.
Sep 26th
5 notes
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Drive
Whole lot of brooding Killer 80s-esque soundtrack Visual joyride.
Sep 19th
22 notes
3 tags
Fast Five
Yes, Fast Four was bad Now it’s Ocean’s Eleven With a funny Rock.
Sep 4th
2 notes
August 2011
4 posts
3 tags
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
Damn dirty humans Messing around with science Sets up old classic.
Aug 29th
3 notes
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Ondine
Lady of the sea But who exactly is she? Mermaid or drug mule?
Aug 14th
2 notes
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Another Year
People, seasons change But the real moral here is Do not buy a car.
Aug 12th
3 tags
Hot Tub Time Machine
A rub-a-dub-dub Raunchy 80s comedy Four dudes in a tub.
Aug 12th
July 2011
6 posts
3 tags
The Lincoln Lawyer
With some time to kill McConaughey back in court Cooler if wasn’t.
Jul 27th
3 tags
Sucker Punch
Some stylized fighting Young girls gyrating. Dirty Old man’s action film.
Jul 26th
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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
One final showdown As Harry hunts horcruxes Best is saved for last.
Jul 20th
2 notes
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Unknown
An easy combo Taken/Bourne Identity Not as good as those.
Jul 11th
5 notes
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Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
Saw this film three times Oh, wait. This is the third film? They’re all the damn same.
Jul 11th
16 notes
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Midnight In Paris
Woody hits Paris Owen Wilson hits his stride Hemingway hits booze.
Jul 6th
5 notes
June 2011
3 posts
3 tags
The Tree of Life
In dealing with death Look at the bigger picture All time is fleeting.
Jun 12th
6 notes
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X-Men: First Class
Awful makeup jobs But campy good mutant fun A great Magneto.
Jun 12th
2 notes
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Super 8
E.T., War of Worlds Jurassic Park, Jaws, Goonies And J.J.’s lens flares.
Jun 9th
2 notes
May 2011
5 posts
3 tags
The Special Relationship
Third Sheen-as-Blair film While not as good as first two Is still pretty good.
May 31st
1 note
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Why make a fourth film? The first three minted money Stay close to what “works”.
May 30th
3 notes
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The Mechanic
It’s The Transporter But instead of hot woman We get Ben Foster.
May 29th
2 notes
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Everything Must Go
Will Ferrell can act Depressing when serious Better when funny.
May 17th
2 notes
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Thor
Fun, comic action Driven by the pace and new Hammer named Hemsworth.
May 16th
April 2011
8 posts
3 tags
The Next Three Days
A man in a jam Can Russell Crowe pull it off? Sort of. Kind of. Meh.
Apr 25th
3 tags
Source Code
You take Groundhog Day Set it on explosive train And try to explain.
Apr 24th
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Barney's Version
Barney’s one version? This is at least four movies None fully make sense.
Apr 21st
3 tags
Cedar Rapids
Guy from Hangover In Iowa’s Hangover Hint of The Office.
Apr 21st
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The Tourist
Outsmarting bad guys And outsmarting outsmarting In outsmarting all.
Apr 17th
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Somewhere
Somewhere there’s a plot Not in this visual poem Lost in transition.
Apr 12th
2 tags
Morning Glory
McAdams, bubbling Ford, toiling, troubling But is he acting?
Apr 10th
2 tags
Superman
Effects now cheesy But the fun nature comes through Reeve is Superman.
Apr 5th
March 2011
5 posts
2 tags
Certified Copy
Story of Elle, James Perception, reality Poignant, slow — too slow.
Mar 21st
2 tags
Hereafter
In dealing with death Eastwood, Damon raise questions That don’t get answered.
Mar 18th
2 tags
The Adjustment Bureau
Life is a fixed race And fate is a book you read The Matrix with hats.
Mar 8th
3 notes
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Moon
Space, a lonely place You’re alone, you go insane But are you alone?
Mar 8th
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The Kids Are Alright
The kids are alright Because the kids seem mature Unlike the parents.
Mar 7th
2 notes
February 2011
2 posts
2 tags
Never Let Me Go
The kids are alright The world around them is off And removes their souls.
Feb 14th
10 notes
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Biutiful
Is life beautiful? No, but Bardem’s acting is Alas, both must end.
Feb 6th
January 2011
12 posts
2 tags
Salt
Is she who she says? Or is she the way she acts? Or neither? Or both?
Jan 29th
2 tags
Solitary Man
A worse Wall Street 2 That’s really saying something As Wall Street 2 sucked.
Jan 25th
2 tags
Blue Valentine
Contrast of love/spite Disturbing reality In the subtle shift.
Jan 23rd