Date Archives November 2007

True Lies

Switzerland, a swanky hotel. A suspicious billionaire is throwing a big party. Everything goes well until an uninvited guest shows up. The name’s Tasker. Harry Tasker. He’s played with mucho machismo by the unique Arnold…

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FANTASIA 2011

Red State (Kevin Smith)88 [ Inspired by Fred Phelps, the Westboro Baptist Church and their bullshit “God Hates Fags” campaign, but also by the Waco siege and the U.S. government’s post-9/11 excesses, Smith has put…

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BEOWULF

Zemeckis, you magnificent bastard! Yup, the man behind “Back to the Future” and “Forrest Gump” has done it again, directing a third full-on masterpiece in as many decades. Many will be tempted to praise “Beowulf”…

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2017 log (4)

(1 Apr) The Fifth Element (1997, Luc Besson)91 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (1 Apr) Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016, Jake Szymanski)36 [ I enjoy a dumb, vulgar comedy as much as…

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Bamboozled

Spike Lee’s back, with a vengeance. After a string of forgettable joints, Lee finally gets his groove back with this no holds barred satire, his best film since “Malcolm X”. Here’s a movie that might…

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