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Up in the Air (2009)
Jan 6th
Director: Jason Reitman | Rated: R | Review date: 6-Jan-2010
Up in the Air, Jason Reitman’s follow-up to the phenomenally successful Juno, stars George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a man who’s career is based around ending those of others. His work takes him around the country firing individuals, though Ryan doesn’t seem to have a problem with it – in fact he is quite content with his lonesome lifestyle. I can’t say I’ve disliked Clooney in any movie even if the movie itself wasn’t great, and this is no exception. Clooney is superb and movingly captures his character’s sometimes depressing self-realizations. More >
Top 20 Favorite Films of the Decade (2000-2009)
Jan 1st
Happy New Year to All!
The past 10 years have been very exciting for cinema. Below I’ve compiled my list of 20 movies that stood out the most for me. Albeit there were countless great movies that have come out and well deserving to be on this list, these seemed to stick with me the most and have made a big impact. As with my top films of 2009, my favorite movies of the decade are comprised of mainstream, foreign, and independents that I have enjoyed. Without further ado, here’s the list (in alphabetical order):
1. 13 Tzameti 2. 500 Days More >
Roman de gare (2007)
Dec 30th
Director: Claude Lelouch | Rated: R | Review date: 30-Dec-2009
A magic-trick-wielding sadistic killer on the loose, a missing husband and father, and a best-selling author being questioned by the police about the disappearance of her alleged ghostwriter; if this doesn’t sound like the groundwork for an excellent novel than I don’t know what does. Claude Lelouch directs this mysterious crime thriller about an author, played by Fanny Ardant, and three different tales intertwined to inspire her next great novel. Dominique Pinon stars as…well saying who he stars as might give too much away. Pinon gives an excellent performance and is More >
Top 10 Favorite Films of 2009
Dec 26th
2009 was a pretty exciting year for movies. As the year ends I’ve chosen a hand full of my favorites. These are the films that came to my mind while reflecting, but it’s likely that I’ve left out a few that I really enjoyed. There were many great mainstream, foreign, and independent films this year so I decided to combine some faves from each group into one list (not an easy task for me). The following list is in alphabetical order, coincidentally the first pick, (500) Days of Summer, would be my favorite if I absolutely had to choose. Note: More >
2012 (2009)
Dec 9th
Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 9-Dec-2009
Doomsday aficionado Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow; Independence Day) explodes the screen with 2012, the action-packed thriller based on the lore of end of the world predictions. While this is a subject I’ve found interesting for some time, I really wasn’t supportive of a big budget film on the topic as I know it’s bound to to spur more myths and misinformation. All conspiracy theories aside, the movie was indeed a great science fiction thriller. It’s full of superb visual effects and heart pounding action sequences that make for an excellent movie experience. The More >