Review: A Serious Man

In The Book of Job, one of God’s most gifted creations has his faith tested by the big man himself.  Forced to suffer a deluge of hardships and agony, Job must grapple with the existential quandary of why this is happening to him.  What is the cause of this misery?  Didn’t he live a good life?  Wasn’t [...]

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Review: Inglourious Basterds

Love him or hate him, Quentin Tarantino is an uncompromising filmmaker.  His films exist in a special Tarantino universe that looks a lot like ours but is re-imagined and inspired by a great love of the cinema.  Characters in this universe don’t talk the way we do, but the way Tarantino wishes we did.  With his 6th [...]

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Review: Let The Right One In

Vampires are big business these days.  Walk into a Barnes & Noble and you’ll be greeted with the sullen emo kids of TWILIGHT.  Ditto for the multiplex which churned out the film version of TWILIGHT to the tune of $384M worldwide.  Flip on the television or simply drive through the streets of Los Angeles and [...]

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Review: PRIMER

PRIMER is the ultimate challenging film.  It requires the viewer to deeply focus and observe something that is difficult to digest.  I cannot say I completely understand everything that happens in this movie.  I have ideas and theories that undoubtedly contain some truth and some gaping holes.  If one were so inclined, they could dedicate [...]

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Stop Motion using Post-Its

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Trailer: Shutter Island

The latest from Martin Scorsese.  I don’t think he’s ever going to make a film without DiCaprio ever again.  This looks like THE SHINING meets SHAWSHANK and I probably wouldn’t have an interest in seeing it if it wasn’t Scorsese.  
SHUTTER ISLAND opens October 2nd.

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Review: Up

About 40 minutes into Pixar’s new animated feature UP, a 4 year old girl sitting a few seats down from me turned to her mother and said, “I want to go home.”  
I’m sure there will be many children who will love UP and many Doug the Talking Dog stuffed animals will be sold.  However, [...]

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Calm The Fuck Down

I am a passionate sports fan.  I can’t necessarily explain why.  I can’t say why a Laker victory catapults my mood to temporary euphoria and I can’t describe to you why a Laker loss makes me grumpy and irritable.  I know it’s just a game.  I know it’s silly.  I’ve tried explaining it to my [...]

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Red Bull Gives You Wings. And A Numb Mouth.

Red Bull, the popular energy drink, gives you such a great boost of energy that the German Health Institute decided to explore what exactly makes it kick.  The result is nothing short of fantastic.
“The [Health Institute in the state of North Rhine Westphalia] examined Red Bull Cola in an elaborate chemical process and found traces [...]

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When To Pee During Movies

To go along with my passion for the cinema, I have also been blessed with an iron clad bladder.  I never get up to go to the bathroom during movies.  I just can’t stand to miss anything and hate the feeling when you return to your seat and have to ask the person you’re with [...]

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