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Haywire

February 2, 2012March 7, 2012JimComment(0)

You can put a tiara on a box turtle, but it’s still a box turtle.

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

February 1, 2012May 4, 2012JimComment(0)

Asperger’s: more fun than autism.

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Source Code

January 31, 2012February 6, 2012JimComment(0)

Boxing Jake Gyllenhaal

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Contraband

January 30, 2012June 4, 2012JimComment(0)

Next time you dump your cargo because of Coast Guard intervention, could you lose the screenplay with it?

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Underworld: Awakening

January 28, 2012January 3, 2017JimComment(0)

Wait a sec … that one is a vampire AND a werewolf? Does Team Edward know about this?

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The Iron Lady

January 26, 2012February 10, 2016JimComment(1)

Old lady dementia and conservative Cold War politics … honey, get the kids!

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Kaboom

January 25, 2012June 4, 2013JimComment(0)

Personally, I’d avoid titling my film after the sound effect of a bomb exploding.

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The Artist

January 24, 2012July 28, 2012JimComment(0)

Shhhhh. Be vewy, vewy quiet. I’m hunting Oscaws.

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Players

January 23, 2012February 11, 2012JimComment(0)

Because ‘The Punjabi Job’ just wasn’t gonna cut it.

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Sucker Punch

January 21, 2012January 30, 2012JimComment(0)

About as feminist as a whorehouse.

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