Mark those calendars folks, this was just the beginning, after a glamorous premiere in London’s Leicester Square, the film later on received a whole lot of other screenings throughout the UK. Now, While it may appeal to some of the middle class and rural audiences that might appreciate the honest and flashy drama, politics and […]
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Contrary to contemporary views on the film, which is a mix between comedy and drama, I found the “Sundowners” indie Canadian movie to be absolutely dreadful. Ebert summarizes my sentiment perfectly when he says “A good movie is never too long, and a bad movie can never be too short.” Perhaps bracing myself meant being
I remember enjoying Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure so I was willing to give the sequel a chance. However, when I decided to choke down Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey which premiered in 1991 I found myself becoming rather annoyed. While there were a few bright moments, they were too few and too far in
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WATCH NOW “Who is Cletis Tout” is one of those movies with a plot so labyrinthine you think you should be taking notes and then you realize you are. Like “The Usual Suspects,” it circles around the verbal description of events that are seen in flashbacks and may or may not be trustworthy. The difference
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WATCH NOW Drawing a boundary between something that holds thematic depth and something that audiences will enjoy is a tough task. In his film WRONG REASONS, writer and director Josh Roush divides his film into two seemingly parallel, but distinct storylines to portray the difference between the two, which serves the structure. The concept itself
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The Nazi occupation of France would seem like a strange setting for an adventurous comedy but think about how much irony courage and even humor found a way in “Casablanca” during a very similar context in history. Not that “Bon Voyage” is “Casablanca” but it proceeds with the same cynicism and combines the worlds of
This role he plays as Electric Apricot drummer and Lapdog ‘Lapdog’ Miclovich is a pretentious egotist who has a very low-octave voice. He likes to think of himself as an obnoxiously opinionated being. Helmer Claypool is the franchise owner and the lead vocals alongside the bass for Primus (when not slum with his Flying Frog
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WATCH NOW It isn’t very often that I’m completely split over a movie, but Hancock has managed to put me in that exact position. Usually, a film is just good, just bad or average with good and bad scenes mixed together throughout the movie. What completely separates Hancock from other movies is that the first
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WATCH NOW None were more giddy for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F than a lifelong Eddie Murphy fan like me. In my defense, it was never about getting anything out of it and rather enjoying his presence, but even for someone striving for nostalgia on steroids, I was not able to find many good jokes
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WATCH NOW A group of maintenance workers headed up by a depressing-looking Sizemore (What happened to this guy?! In Natural Born Killers he was a cinema stud! In this film he looks like the uncle of “One Day at a Time” wisecracking superintendent, Schneider) break into a facility to steal some left behind the swag.
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