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Jesse reviews SABOTAGE!!!
Director David Ayer has directed two good movies (“Street Kings,” “End of Watch”) and one bad one (“Harsh Times”). With “Sabotage,” the score is now 2-2. It’s too bad, too, because I was beginning to think Ayer was hitting his… Read More ›
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Review of SON OF GOD
Well, they don’t call it The Greatest Story Ever Told for nothing. As far back as 1905, the life of Jesus Christ has proven to be quite lucrative at the box office, both in grand-scale epics (“King of Kings”) and… Read More ›
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Clooney and Legos and Van Damme … oh my!!!
Hey, fellow film geeks. Today, I take a look at three of this week’s big movies, and no, the “Heathers”-like “Vampire Academy” is not one of them. It would appear as though the studio thought so highly of this “Twilight… Read More ›
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Who needs football when love is in the air? Jesse takes a look at LABOR DAY
The construction of a pie is oceans more compelling than the syrupy romance at the core of the dreary “Labor Day.” To be fair, it is a very tasty-looking pie, pieced together family-style by the three lead actors — Kate… Read More ›
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Jesse braves PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES
“Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones,” the fifth in the found footage franchise though not necessarily “Paranormal Activity 5,” is more of a spinoff than a continuation, but the central conceit remains the same: idiots with video cameras go looking for… Read More ›
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Five new movies you don’t have to wait for Christmas to unwrap
Seasons greetings Film Geeks! The multiplexes are filling up fast, meaning there are dozens of movies from various genres to choose from for family holiday viewing. And since there is only about five days until SEVEN MORE movies open, you’re… Read More ›
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Jesse reviews THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG!!!
The issues dogging “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” are the same problems that dogged “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” one year ago: too many characters, not enough story, at least 45 minutes longer than it needs to be. The… Read More ›
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Six new films to feast your eyes on
We at Film Geek Central know your time is precious this time of year. With family coming to town, turkeys to brine and shopping to tackle, who has the time to surf the Internet looking for quality entertainment at the… Read More ›
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SPINNING PLATES leaves Jesse hungry for more!!!
You don’t have to be a foodie to get caught up in “Spinning Plates,” but it’d help if you can appreciate those who are. “Spinning Plates” is an entertaining documentary about three American restaurants and the wildly passionate people who… Read More ›
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Jesse’s review of BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
Director Abdellatif Kechiche, who made “Blue Is the Warmest Color,” is a clear fan of explicit sex and extreme close-ups. His “Blue Is the Warmest Color” has garnered a lot of attention since winning the coveted Palme d’Or at the… Read More ›
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Review of LAST VEGAS
Has any movie in the history of movies had a title worse than “Last Vegas”? Not likely. Here’s something even more unlikely: “Last Vegas,” a formulaic comedy that assembles four old-school Hollywood hotshots — Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan… Read More ›
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Review of THE STREAM
“The Stream” seems to have been designed to appeal to a demographic that doesn’t even exist: the nostalgic-for-1981 12-year-old boy. Sort of a kid-friendly “Stand By Me” — complete with period tunes and a narrator who never stops talking —… Read More ›
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Jesse looks at the utterly pointless remake of CARRIE!!!
We’re 89 minutes into the “Carrie” reboot before it starts to get good. The movie is 100 minutes long. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to make another “Carrie.” Brian De Palma’s masterfully directed 1976 original is pretty close… Read More ›
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Jesse doth taketh a look the new ROMEO & JULIET!!!
The “Romeo & Juliet” poster touts the film as “adapted by Academy Award winner and creator of ‘Downton Abbey’,” which is good, because it all but assures teens they will be bored out of their minds. It took guts to… Read More ›
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Five New Films, Five Degrees of Quality
People who frequently bitch that there’s nothing to see in theaters are in for a treat. No fewer than SIX studio pictures go wide this weekend, five of which I have seen (sorry, “Rush” people — missed that one, but… Read More ›