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Brüno

Submitted on 09 July 2009
Before you watch Brüno, I think it should be a requirement that you watch Borat, just so you know what you’re getting yourself into. Even then, that cannot prepare you for the shock and disgust you will find with Brüno.... Read more
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Humpday

Submitted on 09 July 2009
Written and directed by Lynn Shelton, Humpday is a joyous romp that tells the story of best-buddies Ben (played by Mark Duplass) and Andrew (Joshua Lenoard) who somehow get the idea to film themselves as two straight guys having sex with each other for an amateur pornography/"art" film festival c... Read more
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Public Enemies

Submitted on 30 June 2009
John Dillinger (Depp) is at the peak of his notoriously brutal crime wave during the Great Depression but J. Edgar Hoover (Crudup) and his G-Men lead by Melvin Purvis (Bale), the man who took down Pretty boy Floyd (Tatum), are hot on his heels.... Read more
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The Hurt Locker

Submitted on 26 June 2009
Imagine staring death in the face on a daily basis. You’re in the middle of Iraq, covered head to toe in a bomb suit, attempting to disarm IED’s that could take the form of any object or even person. Each second that ticks by could be your last.... Read more
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Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

Submitted on 23 June 2009
Oh Michael Bay. How you love to blow stuff up. I think Al Gore and Bay must be the environmental equivalent of matter and antimatter: one’s on a mission to save the Earth, the other destroys it every chances he gets. This time around, the destruction isn’t just restricted to America.... Read more
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My Sister's Keeper

Submitted on 23 June 2009
Director Nick Cassavetes teams up once again with Jeremy Leven, who wrote the screenplay for Cassavetes 2004 romance film The Notebook, to tell the story of a girl (played by Abigail Breslen), born to be a donor for her dying sisters, who hires a lawyer (played by Alec Baldwin) to obtain the righ... Read more
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The Stoning of Soraya M.

Submitted on 22 June 2009
The eyes of the world are centered on Iran these days, searching for truth amongst the myriad of stories, photos and rumors. This is a country on the brink of revolution, with democracy and human rights hanging in the balance.... Read more
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The Proposal

Submitted on 18 June 2009
Boy works for girl. Girl loves her high paying job. Girl is a bitch. Boy hates girl. Oh look they fall in love. Isn’t that sweet. Yaaaaaaaaaaawn. Yet another mildly amusing romantic comedy. When is someone going to write one that’s original and not just tossed together clichés?... Read more
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Year One

Submitted on 17 June 2009
Going into Year One, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I’d been loosely following the development of the film since it was first announced over a year or so ago. Harold Ramis, Jack Black, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse…produced under the Apatow umbrella.... Read more
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The Taking of Pelham 123

Submitted on 13 June 2009
As I have not seen the original 1974 version of The Taking of Pelham 123, this review is comparison free, and I judged Tony Scott’s take on its own, at times questionable, merit.  The plot is simple: four men, led by Ryder, played by a swaggering and twitchy John Travolta, hijack a subway train a... Read more
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