Category Archive: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘The Great Gatsby (2013)’

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I do enjoy Baz Luhrmann’s offerings, he is a filmmaker who certainly defies convention and he definitely has his own style. It was not surprising to me when it was announced he would… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘American Mary’

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American Mary has been on my radar for quite some time, not sure what took me so long to see it, on paper it screamed my name. I did my best to ignore… Continue reading

10 Other Hangover Movies

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Die Hard with a Vengeance  This is the third installment in Bruce Willis’ career as sarcastic flatfoot, John McLane. The last time we saw him he was in a reasonably good place. He… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’

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Before I begin this review let me just say as a geek; who would have believed the day would come when we would get to see Captain Kirk match wits with Sherlock Holmes?… Continue reading

Movie Review: Upstream Color

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Directed by: Shane Carruth Starring: Shane Carruth and Amy Seimetz Plot: Two victims of a thieving hypnotist find themselves drawn to each other. Review: Out of all the trippiest movies I have seen, they are either… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The English Teacher’

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Directed by: Craig Zisk Starring: Julianne Moore, Michael Angarano, and Greg Kinnear Plot: An English teacher has an affair with a former student turned failed playwright Review: This movie is kind of all over the place.… Continue reading

Movie Review: Lords of Salem

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Directed by: Rob Zombie Starring: Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, and Bruce Davidson Plot:  A rock DJ gets caught up in a ritual to resurrect a coven of witches. Review: Worlds colliding! Rock music and… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Mud’

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In 2011, Take Shelter blew me away. It was easily one of the best films I saw that year and it made writer/director Jeff Nichols as someone I needed to keep an eye… Continue reading

Iron Man 3 Review: A Second Opinion

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In my opinion it’s the closing chapter of a trilogy that’s the hardest part of a series to nail down and is almost always met with the most scrutiny. You’re either taking the… Continue reading

Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

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By Hedge Director: JJ Abrams Writers: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Benedict Cumberbatch, Simon Pegg, Peter Weller, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin In 2009, JJ Abrams… Continue reading