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Prometheus (movie review)

It’s a stand alone movie, even though it helps to have seen the Alien series first. Full of suspense and cliffhangers–and if it doesn’t scare the crap out of you, … Read more

The Wave–movie review

This movie takes place in Germany, which you’ll quickly realize is very ironic. Because it’s the story of a high school teacher who takes his class on an adventure in autocracy. In an attempt to give the students the feeling of what it’s like to experience a national movement like Nazi-ism, he starts enforcing strict rules, and eventually the students become so fascinated with the the experiment that they volunteer to wear uniforms and adopt a logo (a wave) that represents their “movement.”

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The Man from Earth–movie review

This is a nice little surprise that I found through a google referral while browsing movie sites one night. I’d never heard of it, and I’ll bet you haven’t either. It’s a story of a teacher who invites some friends to his going away party at a lodge. He tells them he’s 14,000 years old and was once a caveman. As you can imagine, no one believes him. But, as they try to get him to admit it’s not true, they draw him into giving accounts of his relationships of historical figures, and describing his personal observances of famous events.

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Cashback–movie review

The Netflix description doesn’t do this film justice, “An aspiring artist develops insomnia and takes a night-shift job at a store. He soon discovers that he can freeze time and begins disrobing customers.” While true, the story is much deeper than that, and it tells a really good story. The artist has authentic talent, and one of the reasons he disrobes the female customers is so he can draw them. And that angle ties the story into a wonderful, heart warming love interest.

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Law Abiding Citizen (movie)

I’ve watched this twice now–excellent story of how a man that has been wronged by the law gets revenge. Or does he?

Defiance–great movie

I thought it would be just about battling in the woods, but this was a great epic. And I learned a little history. It stars Daniel Craig (the new James … Read more