Posts Tagged ‘Rated R’

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Arbitrage, a New Take on a Familiar Theme (Film Review)

Packed with intrigue and very tense moments, Arbitrage makes its way into movie theaters this weekend. You may have seen similar stories as the Arbitrage script certainly isn’t the most original plot that’s come to the big screen. But, the performances, directing and cinematography make the film a nice piece of entertainment. If you haven’t […]

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For a Good Time, Call…, a Comedy About Phone Sex (Film Review)

Using sexuality in a comedy has stimulated a wave of movie making but has it gone too far?  Using every expletive possible from today’s amoral vocabulary For a Good Time, Call… opens in theaters with an attempt to titillate and shock audiences.  Well it does the latter for sure, but for the most part it’s […]

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Lawless, a White Lightning Crime Saga (Film Review)

Totally out of control, the Bondurant brothers were a part of history that could only have been called Lawless.  The movie that opens today builds on the almost true story of bootleggers in Virginia from a recollection by Matt Bondurant, the grandson of one of the three main characters.  Lawless ‘shines’ in all departments including […]

Life in the Fast Lane: HIT & RUN (Film Review)

During the first part of 2012, it seems that films can be categorized as either a mega budget tent pole or low budget comedy. Most films that fall under the second category make up the lack of budget by either being slapstick funny or splattering the script with romance. Enter Hit & Run, a throwback […]

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COSMOPOLIS, an Enlightening Effort by Cronenberg (Film Review)

Showing most all the ills in the world Cosmopolis gives its audience a slow moving picture of our decaying civilization.  Although the film is nicely acted and directed, there’s too much crammed into the nearly two-hour movie to really appreciate the meaning of it all.  The warning here insinuates the self-destruction of our great society.

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Full Metal Jacket, on Blu-ray (Video Review)

The 25th Anniversary Edition of Full Metal Jacket has been released on Blu-ray Disc and if you have never seen the movie, it’s a stunner.  Packaged with a companion book, the 2-disc set makes a great purchase for your library.  Nominated for an Oscar, the gutsy war film features an excellent cast and magnificent direction […]

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The Campaign, Wild and Wacky (Film Review)

The movie The Campaign opens today and it’s one of the wildest, wacky, madcap, clever, and ingenious comedies of the year, and that’s only the first 30 minutes.  After that the film takes on words like hilarious, incredible and unbelievable.  Just in time for a major election it couldn’t have a better release date.  If […]

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