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The Uninvited

February 4th, 2009 6 Comments

No one should be surprised to see Elizabeth Banks in another film. In 2008, she was nearly ubiquitous, staring in huge films like Oliver Stone’s W., and Kevin Smith’s long anticipated Zack and Miri Make a Porno.  No one can really blame her for slumming it now with The Uninvited.  They can’t all be hits, [...]

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Role Models

November 17th, 2008 1 Comment

Crassness offends me. Unless it’s hilarious. Which allows me to excuse David Wain’s Role Models, because this movie is hilarious.  You’d think Judd Apatow was the driving force behind this irreverently funny movie, but he’s not.  I’d like to give most of the credit to Wain who directed, and co-wrote the script with Paul Rudd, [...]

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Zack and Miri Make a Porno

November 4th, 2008 1 Comment

Kevin Smith has been MIA for quite a while, at least he hasn’t made anything interesting since Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Many thought Zack and Miri Make A Porno would be a return to the previous genius of Clerks, but, it is not.  Not even close. The story follows two BFFs, Zack (played [...]

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W.

October 20th, 2008 4 Comments

Oliver Stone’s W. isn’t what it appeared to be in the trailer.  It seemed like it would be a lightweight comedy/satire on Bush and his cabinet, slinging mud in their general direction.  I was sad to find out, that this was not the case.  It seems like this is more Alexander Stone, than it is, [...]

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Heights

October 14th, 2008 1 Comment

Sometimes a decent script comes along, and it just happens to fall into the wrong director’s hands.  This happens to be the case with 2005′s Heights, the feature film debut of Chris Terrio.  The film is based on the play by Amy Fox (she adapted it for film as well). Diane (Glenn Close) is a [...]

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