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Irrational Man (2015)

Reviewed on Jul 29, 2015

Another whimsical, existential movie by Allen. I’m liking his more recent work. Phoenix is great as the internally conflicted lead. Whatever they did to his face as he walked away after committing the deed was fantastic. Stone is growing up, nice to see her taking some heavier roles.

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A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

Reviewed on Jul 27, 2015

More of MacFarlane’s schtick, which is starting to get a little predictable. But still fun. Lots of cool cameos.

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Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Reviewed on Jul 18, 2015

Another superhero movie. I can’t keep track of who is who or what is what anymore. I do like the tongue-in-cheek humor of supernatural interspersed with the mundane in this one and many of the other Marvel movies. The hammer on the coatrack was a good gag. Turns out that…

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Inside Out (2015)

Reviewed on Jun 28, 2015

Another outstanding offering from Pixar, made with their unique and magical combination of creativity, humor, and polish. They keep one-upping themselves. It’s obvious they did some research into brain anatomy and function. Lots of interesting explorations about how emotions work, like how memories can be happy and sad at the…

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Lava (2014)

Reviewed on Jun 28, 2015

Funny, charming, touching. Pixar nailed it again.

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I Heart Huckabees (2004)

Reviewed on Jun 22, 2015

A movie about nothing. Awful. Theatrical long takes, lots of hoity-toity, existential, nonsensical dialogue. It’s dramatic and tongue-in-cheek at the same time, which never works. Is Russell laughing at us? The whole thing feels like a Robert Altman film with the quirky, quick-talking characters and goofy music of a Wes…

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