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We watched Junebug at a friend’s house recently and I think I’m the only one who enjoyed it. There isn’t a lot that happens so it’s mostly about the characters and trying to figure out why they are all acting the way they are. (Sorta Spoiler) Everything in the movie makes sense if Ashley is […]

I saw the trailer for Slither and I knew I had to see it. Now that I’ve seen the movie, I know I made the right choice. Slither is from the writer and director of Tromeo and Juliet, but that’s not important I just like mentioning that movie. Anyway, it’s a good, fun, gross, movie […]

During our week of not living at home because the floors were being done, my copy of “The Frisco Kid” arrived. I have seen this movie probably about a dozen times now and I still love it. I wanted to show this for my birthday movie fest long ago but it wasn’t available, so yay […]

I saw this like two weeks ago now. It’s a fun bad movie, sometimes funny. Every fight scene is almost the same, a group of guys surrounds her and she kills them all. Really, all of them are like that. The environment effects are bad and the whole thing looks like it could be rendered […]

Last night I watched The Cookout while I sorted recycling. This movie had potential, but I think the first-time screen writers and directors killed that. The comedy is often forced and that leaves you wanting more drama out of it. I think the direction of a light-hearted drama would have been a good direction for […]

Pauly Shore is Dead is like watching someone’s therapy during a major transition. It also manages to be fairly funny at the same time. It’s good enough that I’ve watched all the DVD extras, but part of that might just be fascination at the whole project. If you watch this, be sure to check ou […]

We happened across another DVD sale at the local video store and picked up 15 movies for $4 each. First up is Club Dread. It’s a slasher flick parody without going overboard on jokes. That’s good in that you aren’t overwhelmed in wackiness, but bad in that it makes it just entertaining enough to not […]

The Hebrew Hammer – Parody of the blaxploitation style with lots of Jewish jokes. I thought it was really funny and I’d say check it out. You probably won’t miss too many jokes if you aren’t Jewish. Grandma’s Boy – Half geek comedy, half stoner comedy. Not great, but it has enough funny throughout. Mostly […]

In addition to being entertaining I also found Hostel to be educational with respect to travelling near Bratislava… Avoid groups of children. They’ll jack you up for money or candy. Avoid hot women buying offering you drinks. Avoid creepy old men, who knows what they want? Avoid young men, they just have work on their […]

Hang ‘Em High The is the second old Clint Eastwood western I’ve seen, the first was The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. I think I liked this one better. The characters feel real and have difficult decisions to make, even the minor ones seem to stand out. The Family Stone I just wanted to […]