August 31, 2010 – 7:34 am | Comments

Spencer and John look back on the world of film during the summer of 2010, revisit Grindhouse in advance of the release of Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, and give their DVD picks of the week.

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Film Review – The Expendables
August 23, 2010 – 2:27 pm | Comments

When I first saw the trailer for The Expendables, I thought to myself, this film is going to be amazing and it also should have an American flag in every corner of the screen. There …

Film Review – The Return
August 15, 2010 – 7:39 pm | Comments

This Russian movie was recommended to me by a friend who likes his plots simple and direct and moving. This movie has all of these things and, despite not being all that uplifting, has even …

Film Review – Dora-Heita
August 11, 2010 – 9:20 am | Comments

Dora-Heita is a traditional Japanese film about a new magistrate (basically a mayor) in a small town. The magistrate has begun to spread rumors about himself in order to make people think he’s lecherous and …

Film Review – Red Riding Hood
August 2, 2010 – 9:09 am | Comments

Red Riding Hood – I generally have good luck with recommendations from Amazon.com regarding movies I should purchased because I also purchased some other random movie. The key word is generally. I don’t even remember …

Film Review – Predators (second review)
July 14, 2010 – 7:45 am | Comments

I’ll give a quick review of Predators, since Jeremy already laid it down really well for you all. Predators is the newest edition of the long-running Predator saga. I know people keep complaining about these …

Film Review – Smash Cut
July 12, 2010 – 10:42 pm | Comments

Smash Cut starts with an old timey intro (meaning with an old man talking) giving viewers a warning about what they’re about to see. The film starts in a movie theater where people are watching …

Film Review – Julie and Julia
June 18, 2010 – 8:22 am | Comments

Julie and Julia is a cute little film about Julia Child, the famous cook played here by Meryl Streep, before she became famous and modern Julie, played by Amy Adams, who is kind of a …

Film Review – Get Him To The Greek
June 7, 2010 – 8:17 am | Comments

I had mixed feelings going into Get Him To The Greek, but based on the previews I thought I had better at least give it a shot (especially since someone else was paying). It’s about …

Film Review – It’s Complicated
June 2, 2010 – 12:14 pm | Comments

My new boss suggested I check out It’s Complicated during a conference call two weeks back. If I had declined, the rest of the people would think I was a jerk (they’ll find out soon …

Film Review – MacGruber (reinforcing John’s review)
May 28, 2010 – 7:52 am | Comments

[And yes, I know John already posted a review – I’m just reinforcing his thoughts on it, since I read his after I wrote mine up. John’s is actually a better review, damn him! Haha]
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