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Seven Samurai (1954)

Reviewed on Apr 9, 2017

A rich story for its time, with a nice, slow build to the climactic battle scenes, dynamic camera movements, and innovative lens choices. There are a lot of qualities here, and I see how the film has a place in film history. But it’s all a bit slow by today’s…

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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)

Reviewed on Apr 7, 2017

A boring film with a boring actor playing a seemingly boring real-life historical figure. Horner ripping off his own Braveheart themes was distractingly awful. Why are they playing Scottish music, anyway? I know the game originated there, but this movie is about a guy from the American south playing in…

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Doctor Strange (2016)

Reviewed on Apr 6, 2017

Good character development. I was skeptical, but Cumberbatch ended up being a good choice for the lead. I always found him to be a bit stiff, but he’s actually kind of funny in this one, and his American accent and personality is pretty authentic. The dialogue feels a bit stunted…

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Rogue One (2016)

Reviewed on Apr 2, 2017

People are making a big deal about it, but I don’t see it as any better than the rest of the movies in the franchise. Faithful to the look and feel of the other Star Wars movies, but if you take away the nostalgia and effects, the actual drama is…

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Moana (2016)

Reviewed on Mar 23, 2017

Creatively, it’s an interesting, and perhaps the most successful, Disney/Pixar collaboration. The story of innocence and growth, the respect for tradition and elders, the mystery of folklore, and all the musical numbers are pure Disney. The quality of the animation is pure Pixar, and it’s pretty great. Looks like they…

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Race (2016)

Reviewed on Mar 21, 2017

Pretty good casting with James. He nailed the running posture, I wonder if he got the personality right. Sudekis is quality. It’s a good story, but it’s all a little plain and formulaic. The football players all look and talk and sound like bullies, the Nazis all make mean faces.…

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John Wick (2014)

Reviewed on Mar 17, 2017

Pretty standard revenge story. The violence, polished visual style, and ambient funk rock techo laid on top of just about every scene helps to hide that this is a pretty boring and thin storyline. Reeves looks pretty cool, and it’s obvious that he did a lot of tactical training for…

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Sully (2016)

Reviewed on Mar 16, 2017

It’s a dramatic real-life story, but maybe it’s not dramatic enough for a movie. Eastwood did what he could with the source material, but I’m just not sure there’s enough there. Not sure that all the flashbacks improved the story. If they did anything, they distracted from the fact that…

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Dirty Pretty Things (2002)

Reviewed on Mar 15, 2017

Kind of interesting, but it’s all a bit weird. The story doesn’t really build, it just kind of hovers in this unfamiliar, unstable place where you’re not really sure what’s going to happen next or what ever should happen next. It sort of delivers in the end. Ejiofor and Tautou…

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