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Movie Review | Fantastic Mr. Fox
For those who read Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox during their childhood, or thereafter, Wes Anderson’s adaptation is definitely a fantastic take. Written by Anderson and Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox isn’t exactly a childhood classic as much as it is an adaptation for the more mature audience. Filled with the platitudes, aesthetics and deadpan […]
My 2009 Movie Reviews: From Avatar, Sherlock Holmes and Precious to Invictus, Amreeka and Up
I haven’t done many movie reviews this year for some reason, but as movie buff, I’ve really missed writing them. And while it’s too late, and perhaps too burdensome (mostly for the readers) to do all of these seperatly, I thought I’d write them all in a single gigantic post. They are not necessarily the […]
Movie Review | Food Inc.
Likely to be one of the most important documentaries of the past decade, Food Inc is a terrifying tale of how the food we consume is produced. From the seed and the pesticide that garnishes it, to the crop, to the animal, the slaughterhouse and the grocery store shelf. Food Inc. is not for the […]
This isn’t one of those normal drawn-out movie reviews. A movie like Transformers doesn’t need it really. It’s a summer blockbuster that costs a lot to make in hopes of making a lot of money, which it probably will. Director Micheal Bay packs in a whole bunch of action sequences, enough to blow you away […]
Movie Review | Lemon Tree
In 2009’s “Lemon Tree”, Israeli Director Eran Riklis takes the story of a rather ordinary situation under occupation and turns it into a fairly extraordinary journey into life under occupation. Salma Zidane (portrayed by Hiam Abbass), a 45-year old Palestinian widow who spends her time tending to her family’s lemon grove finds herself living next […]
Movie Review | Garbage Warrior
Garbage Warrior is a rather fascinating documentary centering around the life of Mike Reynolds - a 60-something year old architect who, with his long and gray hippie-like hair, has spent the better part of his career out in the New Mexico desert trying to create a different way to live. Nearly obsessed with the science […]
Movie Review: Tyson
Likely one of the most interesting documentaries of 2009, “Tyson” is a fascinating elegy to one of the greatest heavy-weight boxers of all time. Once a vicious fighter in the ring, Mike Tyson is now a 42 year old man, still struggling with drug and alcohol addictions, still massively in debt, and a father. Director […]
The entertainment industry seems all abuzz about the online leaking of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” - the set-to-be blockbuster of the upcoming summer season. The leak has now spread through the Internet in just a matter of hours. In fact, the long-awaited flick was unleashed on the Web on Tuesday. Earlier tonight (Wednesday) I almost passed […]
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