February 2012
22 posts
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GENERIC FIGHT THE SYSTEM AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT IF...
Well this is a new one on me… you can watch this movie on youtube. In fact, the full 90 minutes have been embedded into this post. I, however, watched this film on Netflix, like a normal person, advertisement free. But feel free to watch it wherever you like. Just as long as you watch it.
“The Rage in Placid Lake” is an interesting film considering my life seems to reflect a...
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A STAND UP GUY - "Words, Words, Words." →
I don’t watch a lot of stand up lately. As much as I love stand up, a lot of it is pretty bad or I’ve already heard it. Today, I’m happy to share a top notch comedian available on Watch Instantly through Netflix. Bo Burnham is 19 (on this recording) which is insane considering his fusion style of comedy feature intellectual wordplay with hip/hop style delivery. Highly...
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IT'S FRIDAY, FRIDAY, WATCH A FOREIGN FILM ON...
Oh man - boy am I happy to bring you something good for today’s Funtastic Friday, “Shaolin Soccer”. The name reminded me of a Bend It Like Beckham knock off or one of those Disney “Johnny Tsunami” kind of films, but I was happily mistaken.
“Shaolin Soccer” falls into the slapstick genre of kung-fu. A mixture of “The Big Green”, “The...
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WTF AM I WATCHING - "Four Rooms"
Are you kidding me on this one? So many big names and amazing actors and actresses… such a crazy impossible story. I don’t understand how they got so many strong reviews on this one. It was directed by Tarantino AND Rodriguez… I don’t know what to do with this one.
First of all, “Four Rooms” wasn’t bad. It wasn’t a horrible film. It was just a...
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BEST USE OF TOM HANKS AS COLIN HANKS DAD AWARD...
Oh that’s where John Malkovich has been hiding. He’s been hanging out with supporting characters in a feature film with Zulu and Ben from Parks and Rec. And nothing satisfies a film more than seeing Tom Hanks play the father of a character portrayed by his son Colin Hanks. One of those, “I see what you did there” moments… but I digress
“The Great Buck...
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DOUBLE DIPPING - "Cool As Ice" + HDTGM →
Just had the pleasure of watching then listening to a podcast about “Cool As Ice”. this movie falls into the “It’s Good to be Bad” category of films and the podcast, which features Vanilla himself is well worth your time. But be sure to watch the film first. It is worth your time.
And now it’s time for… How Did This Get Made
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Must Be Good It's Monday - "City Island"
Sorry to give a full poster opposed to the normal trailer. I just feel like A.) This movei might be a hard sell because it appears very generic at first glance. and B.) The trailer is way too long and tells too much of the story. All that to say, I really loved City Island and am proud to add it to my highly recommended films on my Netflix Instant Queue.
The premise behind “City...
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IT'S NOT QUITE THE FUGITIVE FRIDAY - "The Double"
I wanted to add the trailer like normal, but it kind of gives away the entire story. So if you like knowing anything, i.e. my wikipedia friends out there, then you can watch the trailer and feel totally informed before watching this film. Otherwise, just give it a try.
“The Double” fits my generic movie profile, and by generic I mean blockbuster / high budget / contains actors...
Jean-Ralphio is the Amazing Spiderman
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The wonderful people at CollegeHumor edited this together at breakneck speed after so many people tweeted/posted about Jean-Ralphio kinda looking like the Amazing Spiderman. To those editors (especially Sam Jacobson, I know it was you, you sly dog) I say kudos and thank you. To everyone else I say enjoy the trailer now as it will inevitably be taken down for breaking 1000...
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RED:NESDAY - "The Guard"
I really liked The Guard. I knew very little about it, and police comedies somehow never amuse me on paper, but about 10 minutes in, I’m glued. After checking its rating on Rotten Tomatoes, its easy to see why nearly everyone I’ve talked to knows about this movie. First of all, I LOVE Brendan Glesson, for his roles in both the Harry Potter series and In Bruges. The man is strikingly...
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DOCUMEN:TUESDAY - "Which Way Home" →
The concept is fascinating, but it lacked a call to action or direction for growth. More of a showcase film to a very unique and complex culture of kids train-hopping from Central America to the United States.
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DIDN'T CATCH A WORD - "Elling"
I would love to show you a trailer here, but it’s a Norwegian film so the picture has a little more to say. Click it to watch instantly with Netflix or give the rest of the review a little browse.
“Elling” is about two patients from an institution who receive permission to take care of themselves in government housing. I think Elling’s mom has passed away recently which...
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RED:NESDAY - "Everything Must Go"
“Everything Must Go” must go nowhere. I loved this movie. I can always tell a good film when listening to the trailer gets me excited all over again. “Everything Must Go” feels like a low budget film with a new side of Ferrel that stumps “Stranger Than Fiction”, which I know is saying a lot.
The trailer doesn’t allude much to the fact that...
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DOCUMEN:TUESDAY - "Dive!: Living Off of America's...
WATCH INSTANTLY
I actually watched 3 documentaries today, but could only comment on one, so I picked Dive! seeing as how it is the most original and the most experimental of the three. The other two were “Hearts of Darkness” which I had to rent from the DVD Queue and then “Forks Over Knives” which was actually much more informational, but I was a little distracted as I...