May 2010
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10 Word (or less) Film Review
The Lovely Bones
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Whalberg, Rachel Weisz
Plot: “A young girl, who has been murdered, watches over her family - and her killer - from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.”
Review: Sentimental, psychedelic garbage - but Stanley Tucci was damn evil! (C)
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Kick-Ass
Directed by: Mathew Vaughn
Starring: Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz
Plot: “Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.”
Review: Kick-ass? No, but it was pretty good. (B+)
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits
Plot: “A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.”
Review: Weird, disjointed and beautiful - the perfect last film for Heath. (B)
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Pirate Radio (AKA The Boat That Rocked)
Directed by: Richard Curtis
Starring: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost
Plot: “A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960s.”
Review: This movie did indeed rock … at least, the music part did. (B-)
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The Blind Side
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw
Plot: “The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.”
Review: Bullock deserved her Oscar, everything else deserved my money back. (B-)
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It’s Complicated
Directed by: Nancy Meyers
Starring: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alex Baldwin
Plot: “When attending their son’s college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship…but the complicated fact is they’re divorced and he’s remarried.”
Review: Over 45? You’ll love it. Under 45? Eh. (B+)
Me: I’m jealous of other people for their ability to be jealous of how awesome we are.
Allison: Yeah, we’re deprived of the ability to be jealous of us because we ARE us.
Me: It’s so not fair.
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"Forever Young" - My first article for Splice... →
I’ve begun professionally freelancing for the online pop-culture magazine, Splice Today, founded by publisher Russ Smith. Above is a link for my first article, a peice on Heath Ledger’s actuall last movie, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Give it a read!
Watchthedailywhat:
In Case You Missed It of the Day: Conan O’Brien speaks with 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft — his first interview since his very-public breakup with NBC — criticizing carefully so as to not run afoul of his non-disparagement agreement.
Money: “Jay’s got The Tonight Show. I have a beard and an inflatable bat. And I’m touring city to city. Who can say who won and who lost?”
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Song of the day: “First of May”...