January 2012
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50/50 Review
By: T.J. “No one likes putting a dick in their mouth” Mulligan
We’re all going to die. This is not news to anyone, let alone those with enough cognitive capacity to access the internet and read a review for a movie about cancer. In fact, the internet has done much to alter our views of death. Not only do we know that we will one day croak, but we can obsess over every...
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Rear Window (1954) Review
By: T.J. “I don’t know how many times I chased down leads based on women’s intuition” Mulligan
If you’re like me you have a fairly active imagination. You’re driving down the road and up ahead you see a medium-sized canvas bag. Most likely it’s filled with clothes or something equally innocuous and haphazardly fell out or off of someone’s...
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Tinker Tailor Solider Spy Review
By: Joshua “I don’t know about you George, but I’m feeling seriously under-fucked!” Richey
The spy film subgenre is as popular as it’s ever been thanks to films like Mission Impossible and The Bourne Identity; but it’s been a while since we’ve seen a good old fashioned spy film, a film that doesn’t involve car chases, well placed one-liners and beautiful women. Thomas Alfredson’s Tinker Tailor...
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Midnight in Paris Review
By: Joshua “ Nostalgia is denial. Denial of the painful present” Richey
There are those that are quick to dismiss Woody Allen films based purely off the fact that they’re Woody Allen films. I can see that, I suppose. Allen has always had a unique approach to filmmaking that you either appreciate or that just isn’t for you. I’d say that it’s a very shallow way to judge a film, but...
Movies on Film's Top 11 Films of 2011
Now that 2011 is officially in the books, T.J. and I thought that we would look back at the films that we thought were the best of 2011. Here’s our top 11 of 2011.
11.) Hobo with a Shotgun (review)
“It’s cheesy; it’s corny; it’s gory; it’s retarded; it’s absolutely fantastic.”
Score: 4 ice skates to the chest out of 5.
10.) Trollhunter
“Dazzling special...