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You've probably seen quite a few movies come and go from multiplexes that claim to be based on true stories, but did you know that there's actually a difference between "Based on…" and "Inspired by…"? See, the label "Based on a true story" means… Continue reading
I think we all knew that Paranormal Activity would be turned into a franchise. Now that the Saw movies have run their course, it's time for the next big low-budget, high-profit horror movie bottled lightning. Naturally, a sequel was prepped immediately after… Continue reading
By now, you've probably heard that there's a sequel to Tron coming out. I'd be very surprised if you hadn't, considering that Disney is using every ounce of its considerable marketing muscle to raise awareness of this film. Tron: Legacy set a San Diego… Continue reading
To say that Hereafter begins with a bang would be an understatement. Within the film's opening minutes, we witness a huge tsunami hit somewhere in South Asia. We see it through the eyes of a French woman on holiday, who gets a near-death experience as she's… Continue reading
There are many amazing things about Never Let Me Go. Among them is the fact that when broken into its individual themes, nothing about it is really new. Off the top of my head, I can recognize parts of this film from 1984, Moon, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Blade… Continue reading
This has been a good year for action movies. Last summer alone had the triple-whammy of The Losers, The Expendables, and The A-Team. Even Inception was basically an ensemble team-on-a-mission flick with running, gunning and scheming dressed in so much… Continue reading
I am not an expert on social policy in any way, shape or form. I took an elective course on education back in college, but I'm hardly knowledgeable on the subject. I'm not an activist or an idealist of any kind. I'm just a schmuck with a blog, some movie… Continue reading
I don't expect this will be an ordinary blog entry, since Jackass 3D is hardly an ordinary film. I can't comment on the acting or the writing because there isn't any of either. The editing is solid and the 3D is glorious – doubly so during the many slo-mo and… Continue reading
"Life is too short to be living somebody else's dream." –Hugh Hefner Getting used to Funny Story took a while for me. To start with, this film takes place in a hospital mental ward that's seemingly run by the patients. Doctors, nurses and orderlies are… Continue reading
Much as it pains me to admit, Let Me In was pretty much doomed to failure of some kind from the start. First, there was all of the pessimism and doubt about upstart filmmaker Matt Reeves trying to craft an American remake of a foreign film hailed as a… Continue reading
This is the trailer for Catfish. Note that it uses some pretty creepy music in the back half, with reviews that praise its thrilling nature, particularly the ending. Here is the poster for the same movie. Note the horrific black-on-red color scheme, with that… Continue reading
I was looking forward to Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, especially after seeing its prequel. The original Wall Street didn't exactly blow my socks off, but I appreciated the great acting and the straightforward narrative wrapped in commentary about 1980s… Continue reading
