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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
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Read more: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)The original How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a charming little short animation that was written by Dr. Seuss and narrated by the late great Boris Karloff. The absolutely fabulous Grinch Song is not sung by Boris Karloff, but actually credited to Thurl Ravenscroft of Tony the Tiger Frosted Flakes, (they’re GREAT!!) fame. You cannot…
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Sexy Beast
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Read more: Sexy Beast“I am just going to have to turn this opportunity down.” “No, you’re just gonna have to turn this opportunity yes!” sociopath (noun) A person who is completely unable or unwilling to behave in a way that is acceptable to society. Don Logan The movie begins innocuously enough, with retired gangster and safe cracker Gal…
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Birdman -or- The unexpected virtue of ignorance
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Read more: Birdman -or- The unexpected virtue of ignoranceBirdman -or- The unexpected virtue of ignorance Have your bladder empty and your popcorn handy before you plop your butt in your theater seat for this one. You also will need to buckle up, as you are immediately thrust inside the labyrinth of a dark theater where the ride is relentless. Don’t plan on relaxing…
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The Knick
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Read more: The KnickA television show about a hospital is not a new concept. In fact, medical dramas have been pretty popular over the last several decades. From St. Elsewhere to E.R. to House, audiences have always had an interest in shows about medicine, perhaps for two reasons: medicine is a subject that fascinates the general public, and…
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Transformers: Age of Extinction
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Read more: Transformers: Age of ExtinctionKABOOM!
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Gone Girl
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Read more: Gone GirlCurrently, everyone is freaking out about the movie Gone Girl. Who’s everyone? Well, for starters, people who have read the book (not me) and people who love David Fincher movies (me). This was evidenced by the crowd I was with at the noon showing on opening day a bunch of ladies who’ve loved Gillian Flynn’s…
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The Drop
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Read more: The DropThe Drop is a tight and intriguing movie starring the late, great James Gandolfini and Tom Hardy. It is not surprising that it is one of the best movies of 2014. The movie is based on a short story about an animal rescue, but its essence was really about the sparsely-revealed forces that drive Bob,…
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Sita Sings the Blues- 2008
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Read more: Sita Sings the Blues- 200882 minutes Fair Value of Sita Sings the Blues: $10.00. Sita Sings the Blues is a distinctive animation debut, showcasing a variety of styles and aesthetics. I’d say it’s an excellent stoner animation for college bars looking for a weird visual on the background TVs. It’s a good pop culture primer for the most basic…
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Piranha Sharks
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Read more: Piranha SharksPiranha Sharks. It has come to this. Normally I would not even be exposed to this movie, but I got a nice e-mail from Benjamin Kanes deploring the latest pile of shark shit from Asylum, in the form of one Sharknado 2. He threw it down and said that they had done better with their…
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Boyhood
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Read more: BoyhoodI know that a lot has been written about the making of Boyhood but I think that few really comprehend the almost miraculous scope of this movie’s achievements. For one thing, not only did Linklater produce a masterpiece with one brilliant child star performance, he did it with TWO, and over the amazing period of…