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Thank You for Smoking (2005) Movie Review
Personally, I am an enthusiast of satirical films which don’t necessarily condemn the subject of the satire. Of course, it’s all up to the subjective perceptions of the viewer, but a film like “Thank...
Read More »The Departed (2006) Movie Review
“The departed…what was their name?” asks Sergeant Collin Sullivan (Matt Damon) about a gruesome photo of a recently deceased mobster. That’s what “The Departed”, Martin Scorsese’s interminable bloodbath of a film, is all about:...
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Bukowski: Born Into This (2003) Movie Review
Unlike documentaries on musicians and even visual artists, docs focused on major literary figures are far and few in between. Of course, there are the obligatory A&E spotlights on Mark Twain and Shakespeare, but...
Read More »LoveCracked: The Movie (2006) Movie Review
Sometimes, ideas are birthed that are sound, insightful, and even mature, but when implemented in the physical world they deflate like a sulky blow-up doll. Asking your girlfriend to have a threesome, for instance....
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Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (2005) Movie Review
It really pays to be born a woman with a genotype predestined for phenotypic cuteness; that is, if you are misfortunate enough to have to be born at all. What can’t they get away...
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Footsteps (2006) Movie Review
I am not certain about the cultural prevalence of snuff films in countries outside the U.S. , but I am rather certain that, even in this debauched land, snuff remains a seedy underground taboo...
Read More »The Da Vinci Code (2006) Movie Review
If you look at the sheer numbers of it, you might think to yourself, “Why would anyone need to write a review about a movie which is about a book which sold over 40...
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Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man (2005) Movie Review
Nothing gets me more hype than finding out that a musician I am a fan of is really as fucking weird as I imagined them to be. For instance, Prince. Now, if you’re a...
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Brothers of the Head (2005) Movie Review
In no way do I wish to encourage film makers, or film goers, to indulge in any more “mockumentaries”. “Spinal Tap” is an inanely brilliant comedy, but beyond that, all the fake interviews where...
Read More »Munich (2005) Movie Review
On the heels of the international Tom Cruise cash cow “War of the Worlds”, uber director Steven Spielberg blessed the world with ” Munich “, a film of the quality and depth one would...
Read More »Brokeback Mountain (2005) Movie Review
So yea, this one was a little late coming, but its coming was inevitable. For me personally, buying into the media/word of mouth propaganda barrage surrounding the release of last year’s ” Brokeback Mountain...
Read More »Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) Movie Review
It is a rare and triumphant occurrence when a film, especially one categorized into the genre of Action/Comedy, makes you say, “That is one of the best movies I’ve seen this year”. Or last...
Read More »Coming Attractions: The Movie (2006) Movie Review
Only in Hollywood would you see gorgeous women, aspiring to be something, showing off their slinky bulimic figures at a screening for a film the likes of “Coming Attractions”. Ah, the sycophants never miss...
Read More »Family (2006) Movie Review
The straight to DVD genre of films has never appealed much to my appetite for cinematic intake. Not like every film that makes it to theatres is a masterpiece, but most of the time...
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Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (2004) Movie Review
As a musician, I truly savor films which are made in effigy, in historical retrospect or just in plain celebration of the lives and artwork of other, considerably better known musicians. And the musician...
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The Future of Food (2004) Movie Review
Besides all of the generous plants who give us oxygen, photosynthesis which makes that possible, and the 99.5% reliability of the TV turning on everyday if our cable bills have been paid, there is...
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The Libertine (2004) Movie Review
When I first saw commercials for “The Libertine”, not only the title, but the way Johnny Depp looked made me think of a cheesy metal band that I secretly enjoy called Cradle of Filth,...
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Hostel (2005) Movie Review
Creative advances in the use of gore, a plethora of perky breasts and entrepreneurial spirit gone horribly wrong all intermesh to form “Hostel”, the backpacking sophomore effort from writer/director Eli Roth (“Cabin Fever”). In...
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