Posted on April 3, 2008 by Jason
“Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are in love with themselves — they think they’re really funny together and that everyone else should think so too.” – my brilliant and absolutely correct wife, after seeing the trailer for this:
Eh, here it is, if you’d like to torture yourself.
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Posted on February 13, 2008 by Jason
Note: You may have to click on this title to see the table below — sorry.
Below are my ratings for the movies I’ve seen in the past 2 years. Criticker has this neat feature that lets you export your rankings. If you haven’t set up an account, you should. My username there is “newlikegrace” so [...]
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Posted on November 26, 2007 by Jason
One-sentence film reviews to pique your interest or save you hours of potentially wasted time. (Other observations are optional reading, and do not represent the opinions of WordPress.com or its affiliates.)
Today: Edward Scissorhands and The Family Stone.
Filed under: Film, Reviews | Tagged: awkward family, Claire Danes, Craig T. Nelson, Dermot Mulroney, Diane Keaton, Edward Scissorhands, Johnny Depp, Luke Wilson, movies, Rachel McAdams, Sarah Jessica Parker, The Family Stone, Tim Burton | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 30, 2007 by Jason
I am a huge Wes Anderson fan, and have been waiting months now to see his latest film, The Darjeeling Limited. Last night, I finally got my chance. I’ll start with saying that I loved it. But let me issue two warnings.
If you have never seen a Wes Anderson movie (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The [...]
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Posted on October 25, 2007 by Jason
I mean, it really wasn’t. Parts of it are funny, I guess, but overall it’s just sort of stupid. Don’t try to tell me it’s even in the same UNIVERSE as a quality family movie like Home Alone. It’s a different world completely. But I do enjoy a few lines from the mediocre cult classic, [...]
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Posted on August 13, 2007 by Jason
I just saw Sicko today. The film made the following points:
American private health insurance companies actively encourage their medical reviewers to deny as many claims as possible (sometimes the most denials gets you a bonus).
An American man with no insurance accidentally sawed off the tips of two of his fingers. Should he have to [...]
Filed under: Beliefs, Complaint, Film, Maundering Expatiations, Michael Moore, Reviews, Sicko, WTF | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 7, 2007 by Jason
Spider-Man 3 was slightly better than 1 and 2, but still not great.
(Tobey Maguire isn’t a good Spider-Man.)
LOST has become the best show on television again.
Gwen Stefani’s music is incredibly annoying.
Paris Hilton is in jail.
Hilary Clinton has a MySpace.
NBC’s Thank God You’re Here will be canceled any second now.
(How did Deal or No Deal get [...]
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Posted on February 6, 2007 by Jason
One-sentence film reviews to pique your interest or save you hours of potentially wasted time. (Other observations are optional reading, and do not represent the opinions of WordPress.com or its affiliates.)
Today: Dreamgirls and Children of Men.
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