Monthly Archives: June 2011

10 Second Review: Super 8

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

Sometimes a movie gives you everything you expect it to and it is good: a close group of friends, a misunderstood alien, authority figures gone wrong, a martyred mother, and American suburbia in the 1970′s. Most of all, at least … Continue reading →

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Dianne Wiest

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

I first saw Dianne Wiest in Hannah and Her Sisters and that first time I didn’t properly empathize. I more identified with Hannah, the organized oldest daughter who likes to hold people together. I even identified somewhat with Lee, with … Continue reading →

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Soapdish (1991)

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

I miss American comedies like these: sharp, well-written, clever, straightforward. It seems to me that recent mainstream comedies are cast with character impersonators rather than actors with good comedic timing. I suppose what I mean to say is that many … Continue reading →

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Now Playing: Beginners

Posted on June 15, 2011 by
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