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In The Loop (4/5)

This political comedy plays one note, but it plays it very well.

A perfectly spun comedy that had me laughing like a little boy. I imagine this will wear well with repeated viewings as Black's performance is nuanced genius--much how I felt with Colin Farrell's performance in In Bruges. The script tackles theology and calling, humility, pride, and hospitality... amongst the fantastic setting of Mexican semi-pro wrestling. The cast ...

Terminator Salvation (1/5)

Pretty good sound effects.

Where The Wild Things Are (3/5)

I was not surprised that a film based on a twelve sentence picture book had a fairly thin plot, but I was surprised how quickly things went dull. The visuals were certainly ace--but only held attention for a few minutes. I did my best to search out deeper subject matter: communism, war, religion, despotism. In the end, I think the film is about a kid with a great ...

The Brothers Bloom (4/5)

As con films go, the audience is meant to get caught up in the con (which, I learned is short for confidence), wondering what is real and what is fake. The classic, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels rides the line perfectly, and by the last flip you are still hoping to figure out the con but leave the theater surprised. In The Brothers Bloom though, I found myself tired by the ...

RiP!: A Remix Manifesto (2/5)

This open source documentary had more than a few interesting arguments on the history and direction of copyright law, but too often digressed into a Girl Talk biography, and didn't seem to understand the difference between Napster culture (massive copying and distributing of film and music) and fair use of portions of these works towards new creativity. I am most ...

Tyson (3/5)

Tyson is a very conflicted person as one would suspect. His bi-polar nature is impossible to miss--he hates women, himself, boxing, money, and then two moments later he swears he can't live without them. I think I pity him more than anything. This film is 90% interview with the aging boxer, and makes great use of clever editing and camera work to keep it visually ...

Chaplin (4/5)

It is quite difficult to fairly rate a bio-pic as you must differentiate between the quality of the story-telling and the quality of the historical figure. Chaplin was a womanizer, married often and married young, was neurotically committed to his craft and was tragically haunted by Hoover's FBI to the point of being exiled from the States when he shipped off to ...

Roger & Me (2/5)

This breakthrough documentary by leftist, low-hanging-fruit, charlatan, Michael Moore was simply ridiculous. The narrative arc that drives the film is Moore attempting to get an interview with Roger Smith, CEO of GM, who at the time were laying off a lot of Flintons. Moore schemes his way into the GM corporate office with a film crew, or Roger's elitist, private ...

Die Hard 4: Live Free Or Die Hard (4/5)

Despite having one very sad title, and dipping into the very tarnished Die Hard franchise once again, this film was quick, cocky, and enjoyable to the final scene. I was rather distracted by the Apple commercial guy playing co-lead, and a villain (Timothy Olyphant) who had diminishing returns. Sequel franchising is a tricky business that rarely goes well, actors get ...