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V for Vendetta (2005)
A decent thriller that tries to be something a lot bigger, but it doesn’t quite do it. The whole thing has a 1984, Apple commercial vibe that is a little too familiar. Portman’s accent is not so great. She has tiny hands, doesn’t she? Rea’s a good actor, but here…
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Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015)
Impressive for Carolla’s first quality, polished production. It’s thoughtfully made, but not I’m not sure there’s enough meat for feature-length doc. Great footage, they got some great people for interviews, but like a lot of documentaries that don’t have narrator or at least title cards to guide you through the…
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Kung Fury (2015)
Pretty darn funny. Lots of jokes that the 80’s crowd will love. Sandberg’s got a knack for this. Fittingly, he looks a bit like Johnny Depp.
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Serenity (2005)
This is a cheaply made, poorly made TV show. Seemingly just another episode of “Firefly”. I never watched it, but should I have to? There are a lot of things I don’t know, a lot of background I’m missing, and a lot of things I don’t care about. It’s annoying…
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Tomorrowland (2015)
Bird made a name for himself making some great animated features, and his adventurous style really comes through. Brilliant visuals, whimsical camerawork, fun editing, easy performances by good-looking people. Unfortunately, it can be a little awkward making a live-action movie with the same sort of whim. There are moments, like…
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The Judge (2014)
Interesting courtroom/family drama about a character with a moral obligation to defend someone who wants to be found guilty. I don’t think that’s ever been done before. Downey’s snappy dialogue makes me wonder how much leeway he has with scripts. His combination of dialogue and diction and expression is unique,…
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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
More of the same. Heavy CGI action with lots of cute little lines, with layer upon layer of storylines and histories and character names that are difficult to keep straight for the casual fan. The formula is getting old. I’d love to see the superhero genre come up with something…
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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
An escapist delight. Visually stunning, should win at least a few Oscars for that alone. The photography, coloring, effects, costumes, and make-up are all beautiful. It all has a very steampunk, Burning Man feel. Action is non-stop and well-shot. Great stunts. Miller uses many of the same camera tricks that…
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Road Hard (2015)
Like The Hammer, here’s another autobiographical movie from Carolla. A lot of references and metaphors (Jay Mohr for Jimmy Kimmel, “Bro Show” for “Man Show”) which are distractingly obvious. Couldn’t we have really fictionalized some of this stuff? This is not supposed to be a documentary of Carolla’s life. Some…
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