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Review: Shoot ‘Em Up

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

If you have ever dreamed of a real-life adaptation of a Bugs Bunny cartoon, your dreams have finally come true. Shoot ‘Em Up is torn straight from the pages of the old Looney Tunes animation slates, complete with carrots, cartoon violence, and rude, crude juvenile humor. Unfortunately, it’s not quite as clever, and some would […]

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Review: Eastern Promises

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen) is a hard-nosed thug. He is tough and emotionless; he fears no one, not even his crime lord boss. He is quiet and lives by his own code. He is old school. Yet, when you look into his eyes, you see something completely different. Nikolai is a character out of the old […]

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Review: Rocket Science

Monday, February 11, 2008

High School is an awkward time for most. It is a time in which new adolescents transition to adulthood and prepare for the “real” world. Some people take this time very seriously; some too seriously; others not seriously enough. Others still are far too busy dealing with more serious issues to even think about High […]

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Goodbye Blockbuster, You Broke My Heart

Sunday, February 10, 2008

During the summer of 2004, I worked at the local Blockbuster store in South Riding, VA. I loved that job. The pay was only marginally above minimum wage, but I got 5 free movies per week and discounts on all purchases, including new and used DVDs. My DVD collection nearly tripled while I was there. […]

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Review: Closer

Thursday, January 24, 2008

If watching a bunch of pretty rich people whine about love while they sleep around behind each other’s back for two hours is your idea of quality entertainment, then this is the movie for you. This movie was dull, shallow, and a waste of my time (and it takes a lot to waste my time). […]

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