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Review of The Matador (2005)

By Alec B (1,705) on 13 Feb 2016

It's surprisingly low-key for an action-comedy (if it should even be called that) and it's full of surprising plot choices that opt for a more…

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Review of Staten Island Summer (2015)

By Alec B (1,705) on 12 Feb 2016

The biggest knock off of a movie I've ever seen (Superbad). You got two teen best friends ready to split off…

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Review of Shampoo (1975)

By Alec B (1,705) on 09 Feb 2016

Sort of an anti-nostalgia piece . . . trading romantic notions about the late 60s for icy cynicism and shallow characters…

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Review of The Others (2001)

By Alec B (1,705) on 07 Feb 2016

No one can make us leave this house. This is an example of a movie done right, with a titular ending…

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Review of The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

By Alec B (1,705) on 05 Feb 2016

A movie staring Vin Diesel as an immortal, witch killing/enforcing badass employed by the Catholic Church doesn't need to be great, but it…

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Review of The Walk (2015)

By Alec B (1,705) on 04 Feb 2016

There's really no reason for this film to exist, but due to Zemeckis' technical prowess it is highly watchable…

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Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

By Alec B (1,705) on 04 Feb 2016

Not a bad action film, but it is confusing and a little boring at times. I wasn't that into it…

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Review of Withnail & I (1987)

By Alec B (1,705) on 02 Feb 2016

Essential viewing. You won't understand Wayne's World 2 without it…

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Review of Grease Live (2016)

By Alec B (1,705) on 01 Feb 2016

So much better quality in terms of set design, acting, casting etc. than any of the NBC musicals…

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Review of Gilda (1946)

By Alec B (1,705) on 30 Jan 2016

Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) is a two-bit gambler who falls into a sweet gig where he manages a casino for an enigmatic mogul (George Macready)…

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Review of Synecdoche, New York (2008)

By Alec B (1,705) on 29 Jan 2016

No one has to like this movie, but to venomously dismiss it as a naval gazing art project (which a lot of people did) was a serious mistake…

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Review of Adaptation. (2002)

By Alec B (1,705) on 29 Jan 2016

Truly one of the great screenplays and Jonze's direction is equally brilliant (Like Being John Malkovich a different director could easily…

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Review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

By Alec B (1,705) on 29 Jan 2016

Funny, sad, and quite profound. High concept science fiction has never felt so grounded…

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Review of The Assassin (2015)

By Alec B (1,705) on 27 Jan 2016

Yes the plot is mostly indecipherable but at a certain point you stop caring as I don't believe your supposed to be all that invested in the…

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Review of Eden (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 24 Jan 2016

It's a unique examination of an artist, one who experiences a brief moment of relevancy before quickly fading into obscurity…

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Review of Eden (2015)

By Alec B (1,705) on 24 Jan 2016

It's a unique examination of an artist, one who experiences a brief moment of relevancy before quickly fading into obscurity…

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Review of Pawn Sacrifice (2015)

By Alec B (1,705) on 24 Jan 2016

It's unfortunate that the film's direction is flat and predictable as Maguire is quite good and I like how the screenplay refuses to idolize…

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Review of Dirty Grandpa (2016)

By Alec B (1,705) on 23 Jan 2016

Was more ridiculous and raunchy than it was funny but It wasn't the worst comedy in the world…

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Review of Brooklyn (2015)

By Alec B (1,705) on 18 Jan 2016

A simple and elegant old fashioned romance that caught me off my guard…

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Review of The Nightmare (2010)

By Alec B (1,705) on 18 Jan 2016

It's interesting and scary but only at surface level…

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