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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 >
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Jan 3rd
Director: Guy Ritchie | Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 30-Dec-2009
Director Guy Ritchie is well known for his lower budget crime flicks, so many people like myself were surprised to hear when he began working on the latest rendition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Not only would this period piece be a stray for Ritchie from the modern crime scene, but once the cast was released this film had blockbuster franchise written all over it. Needless to say, Ritchie delivered on the final product. What’s most surprising about this epic mystery thriller is that Ritchie manages to preserve his 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 >
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 >
Twilight Saga: New Moon, The (2009)
Dec 24th
Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 13-Dec-2009
For the second film installment of the phenomenally popular book series by Stephanie Meyer, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke is replaced by Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass). Weitz was a fine choice for New Moon, and quite possibly saved the film from becoming disastrous. What appealed to me personally so much about the first film was the cinematography and its ability to capture the mood and sometimes dark atmosphere. Weitz’s ability to convey these attributes and his handling of the action sequences helped prevent the film from turning into a long and drawn out mess.
New Moon More >