The newspaper called it cliche yet I sat glued to the screen for every minute of this movie. It brimmed with excellent storytelling and emotion. I highly recommend The Words. It is a film worth seeing … more
**** out of **** **** out of **** I don't recall ever coming across a house without windows. The window in itself is a powerful invention; often found in … more
**** out of **** Older generations look down upon the current one in disgust. They see nothing but kids abandoning dignity, self-respect, and innocence; in the place of those three … more
**** out of **** In the fictional logging town of Lumberton, writer-director David Lynch has created an urban landscape pretty enough for a postcard. In a creepy opening, we see … more
* out of **** At the age of twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself the sole child in the middle of a rough marriage. His father (Alec Baldwin) - an alcoholic - and his mother … more
***1/2 out of **** Aspiring celebrities and golfers by day and passionate nighthawks by dark; the characters of Doug Liman's "Swingers" are perhaps the definitive male film personalities … more
*** out of **** As a child, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) was subjected to not one but two majorly traumatic events. The first was when he fell into the well just outside of his … more
**** out of **** This is the quintessential Dario Argento thriller. Examine the director's entire career - down to every last film he's ever made before and after this - and you'll … more
*** out of **** "The Warriors" begins with a particularly stylish opening montage that depicts several gangs - each supposedly handling no weapons, and each limited to about nine … more
You've probably run into one of the many iconic posters of Gone with the Wind, so you recognize the scene: The two main characters, Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler, locked in passionate embrace, staring … more
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JP_Rocky_Raccoon reviewed Hard Candy.
July 15, 2012
Tackling important matters in very modern contexts, 'Hard Candy' is at best a difficult movie to absorb and watch. What starts as potentially a cautionary tale takes on many nuances and twists as a young … more
Star Rating: I suppose it doesn’t much matter that the machinery at work in People Like Us becomes visible fairly early on. Like countless other movies about … more
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RabidChihuahua posted a Quick Tip about Hard Candy.
June 25, 2012
This is one of the absolute dumbest movies I've ever seen in my life. When you get past the extremely contrived storyline and characters and heavy-handed feeling of the film, all you got is … more
While I've only seen about 120 anime titles in my life, I seriously doubt there's an anime I haven't seen yet that can beat out Grave of the Fireflies in my list as #1 in "best anime … more
**** out of **** The very concept of capturing a single image taken from life and putting it on paper is frightening. A camera is a voyeuristic tool in the sense that it almost … more
Two pompous young men (John Dall, Farley Granger) commit a murder just for the thrill and satisfaction of pulling off the perfect crime. They hide the body in their living room and then host a cocktail … more
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RabidChihuahua posted a Quick Tip about Smokin' Aces.
June 13, 2012
This is one of the absolute worst movies I've ever seen in my entire life. Smokin' Aces is essentially an amalgamation of all the most cliche yet trendy shit that's … more
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RabidChihuahua posted a Quick Tip about Mulholland Dr..
June 12, 2012
I'll admit that this is my first time watching a David Lynch film, but Mulholland Dr. blew me away. While this film certainly benefits in having an edge-to-your-seat … more
This is a movie that's had steadily-declining appeal for me. I loved this film when I first saw it in September of 2005, but as I watched it more and more, I found myself liking it less and … more
Imagine going to see a movie with someone on what might be a first date. The uncertainty about whether this is anything more than two new friends getting together … more
**** out of **** Often called the worst film director of all time - with his films also given the privilege of being regarded as some of the crappiest ever produced - it would seem … more
**** out of **** An old woman with a raspy voice tells her grandchild a bedtime story on a snowy night about the strange, abandoned Gothic castle that rests on a hill that can be … more
I honestly can’t say how many folks will be won over by BETTIE PAGE: DARK ANGEL. Essentially, it’s a fictional account of Page’s life up until the point of her ‘mysterious … more
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