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He wears cardigans and vintage eyeglasses. He uses an old typewriter. He longs for true romance and a soul mate to complete him. He would never take advantage of a woman. He is sensitive, affable, self-deprecating, quirky, sharp, soulful, idealistic, and brooding. He manifests early in young female brains and continues to descend from dreamland [...]
I am super pleased to introduce Oliver Wood as a guest reviewer. Oliver is a freelance writer with an interest in philosophy and literature. To date he has been published in BBC Homes & Antiques, Beyond magazine, and Exposed magazine. He is always on the lookout for exciting new projects to work on. Find him [...]
When a guy plays an ape more than once, he’s not typecast, he’s just really good at it. Andy Serkis is a CG-based star once again and once again he is tremendous. Rise of the Planet of the Apes is over-the-top, laughably absurd at times, and a really enjoyable ride. Full disclosure, I’m a Planet of the [...]
Now that twelve years of reading and watching is over, I’m loathe to remove the “Harry Potter” link in the site navigation. Thankfully, the Harry Potter documentary will be my rationale for keeping it up there (forever, muhaha). The books have always held a very special place in my heart. I’ve gone through various phases [...]
TrollHunter (Trolljegeren) is a genre that I don’t often see done well: self-aware horror-comedy. André Øvredal directs this mockumentary with Otto Jespersen as the Troll Hunter himself, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Tomas Alf Larsen, and Johanna Mørck. And if you can’t already tell, the film comes from Norway. A group of young journalists are on a mission [...]
The Hangover Part II, as you probably already know from the trailer, is the reincarnation of the first, very high-grossing film. Director Todd Phillips takes the plot and deposits it in full into the heart of Bangkok, Thailand for another dangerous night with the demon inside. And that truly becomes the moral of the story. [...]
After watching Bridesmaids, I tried to think of the last good pure comedies I’ve seen. 2010 was a bit of a lackluster year with only a couple of highlights that were kind of meh overall. Dinner for Schmucks and Date Night come to mind. There was nothing relatable or memorable among them. Thankfully, Bridesmaids reminds [...]
Water for Elephants is based on the New York Times best selling novel of the same name by Sara Gruen. (Full disclosure, I haven’t read the book). The story is told in a Titanic-esque flashback by a much-aged Jacob, played by Hal Holbrook. A de-vamped Robert Pattinson plays the younger Jacob during the depression, a man who after his [...]
The Graduate came out in 1967 starring Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman and directed by Mike Nichols. Truly a coming-of-age gem, it launched Hoffman into stardom and highlighted Bancroft’s best years. It was released to much critical acclaim but wasn’t a prime example of the generation gap. Though perhaps that wasn’t its intent at all. [...]
Twilight fans and teenage girls are definitely the demographic director Catherine Hardwicke is aiming for in this retelling of Red Riding Hood. It’s a timeless story starring gorgeous actors with current haircuts set to modern day techno-ambient music. Bearing that in mind, the film has a sustainable mystery and a lot of style to keep it [...]
