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• Posted THIS IS IT review to Reviews
  Mocked and misunderstood in life, deified in death - is it any wonder that Michael Jackson appears in the form of a crucifix on the posters for his new film, "This Is It"? Understandably, this comparison of JC and MJ...
  October 28, 2009 6:47 PM
• Posted WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE review to Reviews
  2009 is shaping up to be the year that finally delivered several long gestating, long-talked-about projects by promising filmmakers.  J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" is one such project, in that it seemingly took forever to arrive, in terms of the time...
  October 19, 2009 12:14 AM
• Posted Brüno to Movies
  July 10, 2009 9:01 AM
• Posted Brüno review to Reviews
  Once you’ve seen “Brüno”, you may never look at your penis the same way again (where applicable, of course). The film is the latest from the seemingly fearless comic actor Sasha Baron Cohen, and like his previous hit, “Borat”,...
  July 10, 2009 9:01 AM
• Posted WATCHMEN review to Reviews
  The comic book series was a jarring, mature-themed milestone. Its effects on popular culture have been undeniable. And now, finally, after many aborted attempts to bring the landmark story to the big screen, it’s finally happened. “Watchmen” is a...
  March 6, 2009 4:24 PM
• Posted FRIDAY THE 13TH review to Reviews
  Complete with all of the unhealthy trappings we’ve come to expect from a “Friday the 13th” film, comes this reasonably pleasing, polished new remake. Despite director Marcus Nispel and producer Michael Bay’s attempts to somehow retain the key qualities of...
  February 13, 2009 3:01 PM
• Commented on Suuuwwwweeeet! Andy Richter Controls the Universe coming to DVD
  That is great news! This show had its share of inspired moments. I remember reading Richter's story of how the show came together. The network had a deal to have him star in a sitcom. They asked him, "So kind...
  January 13, 2009 5:42 AM
• Commented on REVOLUTIONARY ROAD review
  rustyjames - Harsh, dude. Until I hear otherwise, I will continue to review films as I am able, be it here or elsewhere. My more mainstream sensibilities may not be the best fit around Twitch - but they never have...
  January 11, 2009 1:49 PM
• Posted REVOLUTIONARY ROAD review to Reviews
  To all my fellow critics out there, and anyone who’s felt the need to prop this film up – come on people, is this movie really that great?? I have to admit, having finally gotten a chance to see this...
  January 9, 2009 3:01 PM
• Commented on An American Film Geek’s Top 3 for 2008
  I don't feel silly for having two super-hero movies so high on my list. In fact, I kinda love it. These are great movies in a sub-genre that is really shaping up to be worthy of greater attention. As a...
  January 2, 2009 7:40 AM
• Posted An American Film Geek’s Top 3 for 2008 to News
  For the last few years, I’ve posted paltry year-end lists, which has been due to the fact that I haven’t been able to attend as many screenings (and thereby, post as many reviews) as I’d like. Every year I make...
  December 31, 2008 2:46 PM
• Posted An American Film Geek’s Bottom 3 of 2008 to News
  And now the fun part. Since I only saw twenty-four 2008 films at the time of this writing, I thankfully managed to avoid most of the clunkers. But a few did slip by the quality control filters. 1. The Happening...
  December 31, 2008 2:36 PM
• Commented on CORALINE Says "T Is For Twitch!"
  I have the press release, so I know where they all are. (Or, I should say, where they'll all be. Not all have been released yet, apparently.) Do you really want me to post the whole list, and spoil your...
  December 17, 2008 5:47 AM
• Posted PUNISHER: WAR ZONE review to Reviews
  I didn’t expect to be surprised by “Punisher: War Zone”, the latest comic book movie sequel that no one asked for. So, was my face ever red upon leaving the theater. Not from all the gratuitously splattered blood, mind you,...
  December 5, 2008 3:25 PM
• Posted ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO review to Reviews
  Poor production value and a weak story – most everyone knows those are long-standing tenants of your average adult film. Enter Kevin Smith, everyone’s favorite purveyor of foul-mouthed, stitched-together comedies produced with Hollywood money. He is the standard bearer for...
  October 31, 2008 2:01 PM
• Commented on RELIGULOUS review
  Thanks Opus, you kinda nailed it before I got the chance. Yes, "simple-minded" and "sect" might not have been the best choice of words, but what can ya do? By simple-minded", I did not mean stupid or retarded or whatever,...
  October 4, 2008 11:16 PM
• Commented on RELIGULOUS review
  Kenixfan - I respect your experience, and understand your resentment. From my experience and (admittedly limited) observation, Warren seems to be one of the few "real deal" Christians on the popular landscape. I don't think he's a part of the...
  October 4, 2008 3:30 AM
• Posted RELIGULOUS review to Reviews
  Quick, when the mainstream media opts to cover a comic book convention, who are the attendees they swarm to? You know the answer to this – they go after the most obvious, geekiest fans; the guys who are often in...
  October 3, 2008 2:01 PM
• Posted Monstrous Weekend! Featuring Night of the Living Dead 40th Anniversary reunion & more... to News
  On October 24-26, St. Louis, MO is finally getting a full blown horror convention - The Monstrous Weekend! - and it sounds like something not to be missed! Kitbuilder's Magazine is putting on the show, featuring a "Night of the...
  September 23, 2008 2:42 AM
• Commented on REVIEW of MARDI GRAS: MADE IN CHINA
  This is as thought-provoking an intro as I've seen in quite a while. The rest of the review is well done, and definitely illuminates this doc. The idea of following beads from Chinese sweatshop to Bourbon Street is a great...
  August 15, 2008 9:56 PM
• Posted STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS review to Reviews
  Just when you thought it was safe to close the book on George Lucas’ galaxy far, far away, a new “Star Wars” film is arriving in theaters. Granted, prior to having seen it, this latest entry in the saga had...
  August 15, 2008 2:01 PM
• Posted THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE review to Reviews
  I wanted to believe the hype - in this case the ever-so strategically implemented reveal-NOTHING promotional campaign - that the return of the “X-Files” would be a cinematic event worth celebrating. For such a super-secret hush-hush summer film, it’s rather...
  July 25, 2008 2:01 PM
• Commented on HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY review
  Okay, okay, maybe "Hollywood" was the wrong word to convey what I was trying to say. "Film business", or something to that effect would've been better. But, as both previous posts point out, del Toro IS working effectively within the...
  July 11, 2008 9:08 PM
• Posted HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY review to Reviews
  Anyone stating that Hollywood is creatively tapped out has obviously failed to account for Guillermo del Toro. At the risk of sounding cheese ball, raw imagination consistently comes to life in his films, and “Hellboy II” is the strongest example...
  July 11, 2008 2:01 PM
• Posted GET SMART review to Reviews
  “Get Smart” is, hands down, the greatest film of the year. Oh, you think I’m lying? Would you believe… that it’s best comedy of the year so far? How about, that it’s probably the best major comedy to be released...
  June 20, 2008 2:01 PM
• Commented on Wall-E - Google: Pixar Delivers a Smash Hit Again!
  Great Scott. Pixar does it again, eh?...
  June 20, 2008 11:11 AM
• Posted THE HAPPENING review to Reviews
  “There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clear…” Buffalo Springfield may’ve been singing that line in regard to the turbulent youth protest movement in late 1960s America, but it applies just as readily to M. Night Shyamalan’s new...
  June 13, 2008 2:01 PM
• Posted THE INCREDIBLE HULK review to Reviews
  The Hulk is back and this time he means business. And by business, I mean box office. If Ang Lee’s 2003 effort was the “artsy” Hulk movie that pleased nobody, (present company excluded, actually,) this is the Hulk movie that’s...
  June 13, 2008 2:01 PM
• Commented on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Review
  I was going to review this film for this site, but I got busy, and also, I can't figure out what I'd say other than for me, there was a surreal quality about it all. After the crazy disjointed ending,...
  May 23, 2008 2:19 AM
• Commented on The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
  What's with specifically urging people not to watch the end credits?? As a film industry professional, I have to say that's not cool thing to do. A few points: 1. Staying through the credits gives you time to "decompress" from...
  May 17, 2008 9:42 PM
• Commented on SPEED RACER review
  The line I was referring to was when the Rain character yelled at Racer X, "Don't tell me what I can't do!!" - John Locke's famous line from the early seasons of "Lost". IIRC, it was after the big race...
  May 17, 2008 10:23 AM
• Posted SPEED RACER review to Reviews
  For many years, Hollywood had been threatening to unleash a big-budget live-action adaptation of the iconic 1960s cartoon “Speed Racer”. Everyone from Johnny Depp to Nicolas Cage was rumored to be involved at one point or another. Now, at long...
  May 9, 2008 12:42 PM
• Commented on Speed Racer Review - Live Action Anime Bliss
  Wow, nice long review, Blake! Now what will I write about it...? Nice work! :)...
  May 9, 2008 4:27 AM
• Commented on IRON MAN review
  Thanks for the support, folks. It's been a while since I've been able to post any reviews here. Hopefully I'll be able to get back into the groove this summer. (Barring any significant, time-consuming work, of course!) Now here's a...
  May 3, 2008 9:29 AM
• Posted IRON MAN review to Reviews
  Already much has been said about “Iron Man”, so I won’t spend a lot of time being redundant. In terms of the strengths and weaknesses of the film, I am in general agreement with Blake, who posted a review to...
  May 2, 2008 11:20 AM
• Commented on An American Film Geek’s Bottom 3 for 2007
  I agree that my worst films are not all that bad, but as I said in the intro to the best list, I did only get to 24 new films in 2007. As far as lousy movies are concerned, I'd...
  January 3, 2008 12:34 AM
• Commented on An American Film Geek’s Top 3 for 2007
  You can look at numerous other "Grindhouse" threads and see what contributors thought what about the two movies - for me, "Death Proof" was the real deal, "Planet Terror" was lacking. BUT, I don't have to differeniate squat, though. The...
  January 1, 2008 2:20 PM
• Commented on An American Film Geek’s Bottom 3 for 2007
  The China thing for "Tears" is a detail that slipped through the cracks in my haste to actually get this posted before 2008. Should I change it? I can change it... nah, I'm too lazy. And yeah, it premiered here...
  January 1, 2008 2:13 PM
• Posted An American Film Geek’s Top 3 for 2007 to News
  Once again it’s that time – time to make silly lists of the best and most notable films of the passing year. And once again, I’ve been so busy working on actual movie sets, that I haven’t been able to...
  January 1, 2008 9:39 AM
• Posted An American Film Geek’s Bottom 3 for 2007 to News
  It’s often said that a hero is only as heroic as his villain is evil. By that logic, then perhaps the films on my Top 3 list are only as great as the entrees on this are crappy. Or not....
  January 1, 2008 9:33 AM
• Commented on PSIFF08—Leave Her to Heaven (or, alternately, Leave Her to Spoilers)
  I was innitially taken by a clip from "Leave Her to Heaven" that Martin Scorsese shared on him "Personal Journey Through American Cinema" DVD. It was the clip where Tierney's is in the boat and the boy is swimming. As...
  December 28, 2007 12:49 AM
• Posted BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT review to Reviews
  It’s been said that if you fell in love with cinema via science fiction in the last few decades, you are most likely either a “Star Wars” person or a “Blade Runner” person. Regarding the relatively small pantheon of monumental...
  November 16, 2007 3:01 PM
• Commented on About that transforming TRANSFORMERS Limited Edition DVD...
  Yes, I love my transforming case as well, which I got at Target on releasse morning, (and my 2 year old son can't wait to break it!,) but there were tons of these on the shelves. Which is cool...!...
  November 2, 2007 12:29 AM
• Commented on US Trailer For JOE STRUMMER: THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN
  If the movie is half ass great as that trailer, this will shine....
  October 30, 2007 12:25 AM
• Commented on 30 DAYS OF NIGHT review
  I haven't seen either of the "28 Days/Weeks Later" movies yet, although I know I definitely need to ASAP. So I have no idea how this stacks up against "Weeks". But I'll certainly keep the comparison in mind when I...
  October 19, 2007 8:58 PM
• Posted 30 DAYS OF NIGHT review to Reviews
  Similar to the trembling refuges of Barrow, Alaska as portrayed in the film, horror fans have been long waiting in a state of uncertainty about “30 Days of Night”. Rarely has an anticipated genre film such as this had as...
  October 19, 2007 2:01 PM
• Posted LUST, CAUTION review to Reviews
  Although Ang Lee’s “Lust, Caution” is only now going into wide release in the United States, much has already been said about the prestigious director’s latest film. Predictably, most of the fleeting attention has flown to the very graphic...
  October 12, 2007 2:01 PM
• Commented on THE SEEKER review
  Andrew Cunningham - No, I haven't read the book, and don't necessarily deem such source material as vital when reviewing adaptations. When I do happen to be familiar with source material, I comment on it. But even them, books and...
  October 5, 2007 11:18 PM
• Posted THE SEEKER review to Reviews
  Fourteen is a tough age. So the mysterious agents of exposition often remind us in this latest adolescent fantasy yarn. As the forces of Hollywood gather to fill the pending void left by the Great One Harry Potter, Walden Media...
  October 5, 2007 2:01 PM
• Posted THE HEARTBREAK KID review to Reviews
  Ever have the experience of getting stuck listening to a little kid’s endless “funny story”? At first the story seems amusing, so you engage a little, which causes the kid to go on even longer (hey, a willing, captive...
  October 5, 2007 2:01 PM