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Any Given Sunday is a winner
In 1999, American Football was transitioning from the run the ball up the middle offenses to a more wide open passing game that featured speed on the outside and brutal hits across the middle, which...
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Side Effects is just what the doctor ordered
This is reportedly Steven Soderbergh’s last feature film, but I hope he changes his mind because Side Effects is a complex psychological thriller that satisfies audiences with a great story filled...
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World scores a lot of points
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a unique film that will surprise most audiences because it is unlike most films. Director Edgar Wright brings this graphic novel series to life, literally with...
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Closer lies its way to the truth
Director Mike Nichols directs this emotionally devastating film based on Patrick Marber’s play. Set in London, Dan (Jude Law) begins dating Alice Ayres (Natalie Portman), but ends up meeting a...
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Sin City is a nice place to visit
Robert Rodriguez realizes Frank Miller’s dark and violent world of Sin City with a visually exciting film that truly captures the graphic novel’s aesthetic strengths. The combination of modern cinema...
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Boogie Woogie cannot match the art in the film
Danny Moynihan’s screen adaptation of his book Boogie Woogie features a cast of characters swimming around the high-priced art world with an inflated sense of self-confidence as hungry sharks share...
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Elektra Luxx gets tongue tied
I was searching Netflix and found a film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt called Elektra Luxx. It is a spoof on an adult film star trying to break away from the business because of an unexpected...
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Lincoln passes the bill
Director Steven Spielberg takes on the enormous task of dramatizing President Abraham Lincoln’s quest to pass the Thirteenth Amendment through the House of Representatives. He employs Tony Kushner to...
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This Is The End
Seth Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg have created a comedy/horror that is over the top hilarity from beginning to end. The film features James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel,...
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Inception questions our understanding of reality
With Inception, Christopher Nolan has established himself as one of the best writer/directors in Hollywood. His multi-layered plot filled with jaw-dropping visuals, adept acting from an ensemble cast,...
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RED was not on my radar
I had no expectations when I saw this film in 2010. It was not on my radar. I had never heard of the comic and I had already seen Morgan Freeman work with Bruce Willis in Lucky Number Slevin. I wasn’t...
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Batman Begins an amazing franchise of films
Christopher Nolan’s interpretation of the Batman character has replaced most audiences’ perception of the caped crusader. Thank goodness because I am tired of campy television references and Tim...
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The Dark Knight is a diabolical masterpiece
Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight raises the bar and turns the sequel to Batman Begins into one of the most memorable action films of all time. It exceeded most audience’s expectations because of...
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The Dark Knight Rises, but only so high
Everything comes to an end in Christopher Nolan’s ambitious conclusion to his Batman Trilogy. Set eight years after The Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has become a guilt-ridden recluse...
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Prisoners won’t let you go
The award season is quickly approaching and Prisoners sets the tone for early considerations. The Dover family (Hugh Jackman, Maria Bello) and Birch Family (Terrence Howard, Viola Davis) are facing...
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Breaking Away does nothing for me
Obviously, life was much different in 1979 when Breaking Away was filmed because I was shocked to learn it won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for Best Picture. Even...
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I am glad I spent time with HER
Spike Jonze’s latest film ‘Her’, set in the not-too-distant future, tells the story of writer Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), who finds himself falling in love with Samantha, an advanced operating...
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