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Tag: drama

Reviews

The Iron Lady

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

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

Reviews

The Artist

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

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

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

January 18, 2012April 23, 2012JimComment(0)

You’ve read the book, now see the movie. No, the new one. No, not the sequel or the other sequel, the one that just came out. Yeah, wait, no. Oh, never mind.

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The Company Men

January 14, 2012March 6, 2013JimComments(2)

Hands up, all unemployed people who wish to be represented by Ben Affleck. Anybody? Bueller? Bueller?

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Sanctum

January 13, 2012March 24, 2015JimComment(0)

Watching douchebag after douchebag die painfully isn’t as entertaining as one would hope.

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War Horse

January 12, 2012March 18, 2013JimComment(1)

Why the long face?

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The Dilemma

January 10, 2012March 13, 2014JimComment(0)

Dear Diary: My hot wife Winona Ryder is having an affair with Channing Tatum. I suppose I should be upset, but it’s kind of flattering.

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Shame

January 3, 2012April 13, 2012JimComment(0)

Just because you wish to make a film for adults doesn’t mean you have to make an adult film.

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Carmen 3D

January 2, 2012July 19, 2016JimComment(0)

Use the cuspidor-a; that is what it is for-a.

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We Bought a Zoo

December 29, 2011June 4, 2012JimComment(1)

And a matching cliché enclosure to go with it.

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