Wednesday, May 26, 2010

May 26th, 2010

Big
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Tom Hanks wishes he was big, antics ensue, and so on. B-.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

May 25th, 2010

St. Elmo’s Fire
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Angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst angst. B-/C+.

Monday, May 24, 2010

May 24th, 2010

Steel
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Not sure who should be more ashamed, crew or me. F.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

May 23rd, 2010

The Wash
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Remaking Car Wash was probably not the best decision Snoop made. F.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

May 22nd, 2010

Starsky and Hutch
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Over-the-top exploration of the Apollo/Dionysus relationship between Wilson and Stiller. B-.

Friday, May 21, 2010

May 21st, 2010

Reno 911: Miami
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Good improv show gets mediocre movie with awesome guest stars. B-.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

May 20th, 2010

Shakes the Clown
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Won’t bother topping “The ‘Citizen Kane’ of Alcoholic Clown Movies.” C+/B-.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

May 19th, 2010

Scrooged
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Perhaps it’s the nostalgia, but I genuinely love this movie. B+.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

May 18th, 2010

Persepolis
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Intriguing autobiography, great graphic novel, but something lost in adaptation. B.

Monday, May 17, 2010

May 17th, 2010

Babies
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Anyone who does not “aww” while watching likely an alien. B.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

May 16th, 2010

Iron Man 2
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Not nearly as fun as first, but assuredly has its moments. B.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

May 15th, 2010

Mousehunt
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Awesome family-friendly movie, basically Warner Bros. cartoon given life. B+.

Friday, May 14, 2010

May 14th, 2010

Stuart Little 2
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The sequel that never had to be made, with William Dafoe. C.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

May 13th, 2010

Working Girl
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Interesting study on rise of working woman in 1980s. Has good moments. B-.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

May 12th, 2010

The Fugitive
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Harrison Ford not guilty, and Tommy Lee Jones doesn’t care. B.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

May 11th, 2010

Batman Forever
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Bad, but still positively incredible next to “Batman and Robin.” D.

Monday, May 10, 2010

May 10th, 2010

Rudy
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Kid wants to play football, and kid gets to play football. B.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

May 9th, 2010

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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No scouring of Shire, ends too many times. Still good. B+.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

May 8th, 2010

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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Favorite book of trilogy, favorite movie of series, despite changes. A.

Friday, May 7, 2010

May 7th, 2010

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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One of three reasons nerds will love Peter Jackson forever. A.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

May 6th, 2010

North
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Everybody makes mistakes, Reiner happened to make a huge one. D.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

May 5th, 2010

The Cell
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Chilling, visceral, visual, psychological thriller, possibly confusing, and definitely underrated. B.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

May 4th 2010

Antz
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Sometimes its hard to isolate just how much went wrong. D.

Monday, May 3, 2010

May 3rd, 2010

U-Turn
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Oliver Stone’s second weirdest movie, also a favorite forgotten gem. B.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

May 2nd, 2010

The Backup Plan
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Pretty strong, considering conventions of its particular genre; has Tom Bosley. B-.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

May 1st, 2010

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Painfully accurate portrait of the middle school experience. Funny too. B.