Monthly Archives: August 2011

Review: “Bereavement”

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

( Quick note, this is a review I did for Amazon Vine of the DVD release of Bereavement. The review is mostly of the movie, but there’s a bit about the supplementary features underneath as well for the purposes of … Continue reading →

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Criterion Cuts: “Fat Girl”

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Welcome to the second installment of Criterion Cuts. The first installment went over fairly well, but I’m going to try to mix it up this week with something a little more modern. Hopefully we can keep it different each and … Continue reading →

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Love Letters: “Before Sunset”

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

In 1995, two people met on a train in Europe and spent a whole day and night together wandering Vienna. It was young love, as Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) found through conversation and experience a sudden, intense … Continue reading →

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Criterion Cuts: Introduction, “Apart From You”, “Tokyo Chorus”

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

So I’ve been a bit between projects lately, which always lends itself to not getting a lot accomplished. I find that the movie blog stuff goes a lot easier when I have a focused set of tasks with an end … Continue reading →

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Serious About Series: “Final Destination 5″

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

You thought we were done. You thought that our last destination was our final one. Hell, I thought these things. Well, no, I didn’t, and neither did you, because we all know any movie that makes money gets sequels. So … Continue reading →

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Love Letters: “Apocalypse Now”

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

Love Letters is my biweekly series of essays about the movies I adore. Sometimes they’re good films, sometimes they’re great films, and sometimes they’re trashy films. But I always love them unabashedly, and want to share with you what I … Continue reading →

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Serious About Series: “The Final Destination”

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Well here we are, right up to the present day with The Final Destination. You’d think I’d have something funny or clever to say here, but I do not.  After the surprisingly solid Final Destination 3, we’re in for a … Continue reading →

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Serious About Series: “Final Destination 3″

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

I really wish I had something clever here to say, but I don’t. They made another one of these, because of course they did. They’re undoubtedly cheap, the run on an endlessly riffable formula, and people go out to see … Continue reading →

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Serious About Series: “Final Destination 2″

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

“A cheap horror movie made back its budget? Well I’ll be! Looks like we’ve got a franchise. Make ‘em till they stop making money!” – Every Hollywood exec ever Final Destination 2 (2003) This one’s got tits. Normally I don’t … Continue reading →

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Serious About Series: “Final Destination”

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Coming fresh off of the heels of the Planet of the Apes reboot-thing, we have a fifth entry in one of the few horror franchises I have almost no experience with. I saw the first Final Destination on cable once, … Continue reading →

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