The idea is scarier than any detailed explanation

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Reviewed Paranormal Activity

This is one of those films where the idea worked better than the execution. It has been described as the “Blair Witch Project” of the 00’s, and that might be thread more...

An Inglorious effort considering the opportunities

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Reviewed Inglourious Basterds

Having seen the earlier 1978 film with a different spelling (Inglorious Bastards), I don’t think this film was an improvement on the WWII exploitation filmread more...

A film that teeters on the real vs. random seesaw

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Reviewed Iron Man 2

Not the most satisfying follow-up to the original (and actually pretty great) Iron Man. Unlike the original’s nice balance of reality and sci-fi, this sequread more...

Clint Eastwood's simpler approach to tackling life

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Reviewed Invictus

A blunt, direct approach to retelling the events of Nelson Mandela’s historic promotion of the 1995 Rugby World Cup that led to a more optimistic climate for thread more...

A matter of clear complexity versus the convoluted

3

Reviewed Inception

An ambitious thriller by director Christopher Nolan. This is not the first time the talented writer-director has dealt with sleep related themes. His third filmread more...

Sharp ideas and lead actor, usurped by showiness

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Reviewed District 9

A fun, but rather abrasive film about aliens living in apartheid in Johannesburg, South Africa and an awkward bureaucrat caught in between two worlds. The overaread more...

Simply put: A film to experience, and simply that

3

Reviewed Avatar

A diverting and fun effects-driven film by James Cameron who hasn’t directed a narrative feature in 12 years since Titanic. On the positive side of things,read more...

Fun, engrossing STUDY about love and relationships

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Reviewed 500 Days of Summer

An incredibly fun and entertaining film that isn’t a love story, but a story ABOUT LOVE. This might be one of the best romantic comedies I have seen that wread more...

One of the WORST films ever after the masterpiece

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Reviewed Exorcist II: The Heretic

This critique was purely made to persecute Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) into the farthest depths of scrutiny and depravity. It amazes me that The Exorcist beread more...

Bob Kane's old Batman comic imaginatively realized

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Reviewed Batman Forever

Now it’s an interesting fact of recent history that most people who claim to be Batman fans (and claim to have a great knowledge of it) regard Tim Burton (read more...

The GREATEST Bond film & action film of all!!

5

Reviewed On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Despite public opinions around Goldfinger, most James Bond fans consider the DEFINITIVE Bond film is On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, directed by Peter Hunread more...

One of the greatest film noirs of all time!

5

Reviewed Touch of Evil

This is Orson Welles’ masterpiece film noir. Welles was hired on this American production funded by Universal originally as an actor to co-star with risingread more...

Carpenter's Original Plan for Halloween Series

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Reviewed Halloween III: Season Of The Witch

In 1978, Halloween became the most successful independent horror film. Director John Carpenter thought it was time to carry out with the new trend that Jaws 2 cread more...

Factually Jean-Claude's best work

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Reviewed Legionnaire

Before Jean-Claude Van Damme did martial arts films, he did French films where he stuck to just dramatic acting. It turned out he also was extremely good at marread more...

Revolutionary for Sequels

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Reviewed Jaws 2

Variation has always been the source of much debate during this much scrutinized era of sequels. Before Jaws 2, sequels were primarily made for two reasons: to read more...