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Random rants and raves.
Children in films: how much is too much?
I recently watched a French movie (note: title removed in effort to not promote pedophilia) which focused on a group of adolescent girls from ages 5-14 in a secluded boarding school. What immediately sounded an alarm in my American mind was the film’s depiction of several nude children. The scenes were More >
How many writers does it take to…?
So this may be pure coincidence, but one observation I’ve made lately during my movie watching is that many movies, mainly lower budget releases, seem to have more than two writers on board. Moreover, when there is such an overcrowded writing team, the movie more often than not winds up More >
Please stop confusing ‘Americans’ with ‘Hollywood’!
Go on any movie’s IMDb discussion board and you’re sure to run into this. Of course I’m talking about the slanderous remarks thrown towards the American population based solely on a few popular films. According to such discussions, us Americans have no taste in film, all we can do is More >
Attack of the English Language Remake
Herschell Gordon Lewis once said “I see filmmaking as a business and pity anyone who regards it as an art form.” Well Mr. Lewis is right, sadly. Movies are a business, they get made to make money – whether that means by making a truly remarkable film to earn that More >
About the Critic Nic Rating System
I wanted to take a moment to clarify my rating system, as I’m sure readers might often get confused when seeing truly great films get docked a point or two and others, such as “The Half Blood Prince,” get a perfect seven. Basically, when rating, films are compared to standards More >