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A Separation (2011)
The comfortable pacing, handheld camera, lack of score, and perfectly natural dialogue make the story and the people in it very real. Perfect performances by all actors: lead and supporting, big and small, young and old. An interesting exploration of Iranian law and faith and the gray area in between.…
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The Prestige (2006)
Interesting story from an interesting time. The plot bounces around just enough to keep things unpredictable. Great characters and performances. Jackman, Bale, and Caine are all good. Even Johansson pulls it off. Wonderful job on costumes and sets. How could they not have gotten an Oscar for that?
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John Carter (2012)
Reminded me a lot of Avatar. A man, or more precisely a copy of a man, is whisked to another world filled with aliens, aliens who are tall and slender and athletic and tribal. In this world, he finds his purpose in life, and he finds love. Given the choice…
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Airport (1970)
A lot of films from this period of American history showcased technology newly made available to the public and expressed a certain confidence in adopting it. Technical dialogue and rigid protocol were integral elements of the plot. In this case, the new technology was commercial air travel. The interwoven stories…
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All That Heaven Allows (1955)
A flat story about morals rather than one with drama and interesting characters. Hudson, in particular, was a bit dull. By the musical crescendo at the end, I wasn’t feeling much.
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Robin Hood (2010)
Decent but unremarkable story, performances, and action. Ridley Scott is good at making mediocre epic movies. Mark Strong’s pretty cool.
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Project X (2012)
Nothing to it. When a movie reduces itself to a midget punching other people in the balls, it’s hopeless. The only thing I know for sure is that I wanted to punch Oliver Cooper in the face and that Alexis Knapp is good-looking. Was Thomas really on drugs? Looked like…
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X-Men: First Class (2011)
Pretty faithful to the series. Lots of great effects. Love the cameos by Jackman and Romijn.
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Hugo (2011)
An homage to early cinema, and a nice rendition of 1930’s Paris, but for what? It’s more a slice of life than a story worth telling. Nice effects and lots of gliding camerawork, but there’s just not much to it. Why do they have English accents? This isn’t Dickens. Quite…
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