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Her (2013)
A engaging, haunting look at the future of socialization and romance, and a touching story about one man’s connection with technology. Is this what’s really going to happen? Jonze put this movie together beautifully. Some great shots, wonderful colors and architecture, a nice score, and carefully edited. I love Jonze’s…
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Air Speed (1999)
Awful in just about every respect. Cuthbert’s cute, but the best is yet to come.
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The Great Dictator (1940)
My immediate reaction to The Great Dictator was that it is horribly offensive to Jews. They were victimized and ultimately exterminated by the German regime in the 40’s, and here we have a popular actor making light of the whole situation in a comedy with off-the-cuff remarks about concentration camps…
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12 Years a Slave (2013)
A very realistic, depressing, and gruesome look at an unfortunate period in American history. What we have in this film is a valuable historical document for those who want to know what slavery in the US was really like. But where’s the dramatic arc? Where’s the personal story of growth…
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Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)
Cute movie. Not one of Dench’s best, but she’s snappy and articulate and engaging as usual. Kelly Reilly is a stunner.
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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Everything happens to peak suspense, everything neatly contributes to the story. The plot reminded me of La Femme Nikita and the Bourne movies which would come later. Davis plays a pretty good bad-ass. And yes, she’s pretty sexy. Jackson’s got some good lines. Why the title? Because it sounds cool?
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Snake Eyes (1998)
De Palma having fun with extremely long takes and multiple camera angles. And Nicolas Cage being Nicolas Cage. Other than that, story and dialogue and direction is 90’s plain.
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Beethoven (1992)
Silly. Grodin can be a lot funnier. Good for the kids, maybe? Turner & Hooch found success as a sloppy dog movie a few years earlier. I guess it was worth another shot.
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Lone Survivor (2013)
One the most intense, violent, bloody movies I’ve ever seen. Up there with Saving Private Ryan, and this one might have been worse. But it’s good. Most movies about the American military overdo the machismo and bravado to the point where it’s disingenuous and, to me, borderline offensive. But this…
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