Category Archive: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

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Directed by: Jeff Tremaine Starring: Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll Plot: 86 year old Irving Zisman drives his 8 year old grandson, Billy, from Nebraska to North Carolina, where his son-in-law (the boy’s father) lives. Review:… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Ender’s Game’

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Plot: Based on the acclaimed novel by controversial author Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game tells the story of Earth’s desperate fight against a race of bug-like aliens known as Formics. After the Formics… Continue reading

Movie Review: Thor – The Dark World

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By Hedge Directed by: Alan Taylor Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Eccleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings The Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a media juggernaut. Iron… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘World War Z’

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The original intention for this article was to debate whether or not geeks were being too harsh on this film because of its association with the book of the same name. Halfway through… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Runner Runner’

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Plot: Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake) is a former Wall Street hotshot who lost his job and is now making his way through Princeton financial school. Desperate for tuition money, Furst uses his talent… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Elysium’

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Plot:  In the year 2154 Earth has become an overpopulated, poor, and polluted police state.  Most muddle through a dismal existence trying to eek out a living.  For the financially bereft the dream… Continue reading

The Early Days of J-Horror – Ring Kanzenban and Ju-On: The Curse

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Everyone has seen Ring and The Grudge, or at least the English remakes of them. Both are classics of what has been called the “J-Horror” movement, and both helped popularise Japanese horror movies… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Prisoners’

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Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrance Howard, Viola Davis, and Maria Bello Plot: A police detective has to search for two missing children while dealing with a vigilante father sick of… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Family’

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Directed by: Luc Besson Starring: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Tommy Lee Jones Plot: A mobster and his family are moved to France as part of witness protection. Review: Robert De Niro… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘In a World…’

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Directed by: Lake Bell Starring: Lake Bell, Demetri Martin, and Fred Melamed Plot: The daughter of a popular trailer voice tries to be the first woman in the field. Review: It is easy… Continue reading