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Passenger 57 (1992)

Reviewed on Oct 21, 2011

A poor man’s Die Hard. Lots of 90’s cheese.

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An interesting choice for Fincher. Well-made. The rise of Facebook is cleanly presented for older people who might not understand the phenomenon. Eisenberg helps make an interesting character believable. Loved the ending. Is Zuckerberg really that melancholic in real life?

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Horrible Bosses (2011)

Reviewed on Oct 4, 2011

Bateman’s a genius, and Spacey gives it weight, but the script is not that wonderful.

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Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)

Reviewed on Sep 28, 2011

Kind of interesting. Times have changed. Today’s obsessions with fame-seeking and social networking and terrorist-finding make it hard to believe that someone so famous could live so secretly for so long.

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Pollock (2000)

Reviewed on Sep 26, 2011

Harris is pretty good, but like Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, it’s not much fun watching an asshole treat people like crap and then die. It may be a biography, but that doesn’t mean it’s a story worth telling.

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The Final Destination (2009)

Reviewed on Sep 25, 2011

Absurd, but I’m sure it appeals to a particular audience.

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Navy Seals (1990)

Reviewed on Sep 21, 2011

Kind of a crap movie, but an interesting mix of late 80’s and early 90’s stars.

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Due Date (2010)

Reviewed on Sep 14, 2011

What looked like a goofball comedy really caught me by surprise. This road comedy with a happy-go-lucky goofball and a goal-oriented straight man reminded me a lot of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Downey is wonderful as the straight man, with razor sharp dialogue and comic timing. Galifianakis keeps up. Cameos…

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Reviewed on Aug 10, 2011

Fantastic origin story, creating a reality which magnificently spawns the larger story. Events of the subsequent films are now motivated and clear. Forcing science fiction to be grounded in reality can be difficult, but doing so can make it truly magical. We’re now wide open for some great sequels. Let’s…

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