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Sunday, July 03, 2011. That Sounds Like Bicycle! American Movie (1999, Chris Smith). Rating . B ( 72. That sounds like OVEN! Mark is also a self-described "half Satanist, half Christian." He's aided by fellow slacker Mike Schank, a former pothead and partier who replaced his drug addiction with buying lottery tickets because "sometimes you win! Mark is particular about set design, insisting two scarecrows featured in an establishing shot be tilted to form a right angle between them - "do you GET IT?
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Thursday, June 15, 2006. I'm Gonna Rock Your Chair Grandpa! Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (89). The Emperor's New Groove (72). O Brother, Where Art Thou? State and Main (70). Final Fantasy IX (65). As Told By Ginger" (64). You Can Count on Me (58). The Road to El Dorado (55). Bring It On (54). Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (53). Mission Impossible 2 (52). Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn (51). Best in Show (51). Small Time Crooks (50). Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law" (49). The 6th Day (48).
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Sunday, May 23, 2010. Keep the Dream Alive! Rating . A ( 96. Causation trumps culmination in Memento, Christopher Nolan's sophomore effort, a temporally wack, Eastwood-ian revenge flick that begins with the easily forseeable resolution and ends with why exactly all the havoc occurred in the first place. Courtesy a head wound received. Ds to this disorientation, forcing audiences to recollect further back to make sense of the narrative, as it progresses C-D, B-C, A-B rather than A-B-C-D.). Ing and an over...
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006. Your Dog Will Suffer! Guilty Gear X2 (91). Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (90). Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (76). What Time Is It There? Full Metal Panic" (67). Take Care of My Cat (66). The Emperor's Club (65). 24 Hour Party People (64). Catch Me If You Can (64). The Powerpuff Girls Movie (62). Far from Heaven (61). Gangs of New York (60). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (59). K-19: The Widowmaker (59). Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex" (57). Austin Powers ...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011. I Got a Grip of Thugs! Rating . B- ( 58. Did Marci X ever have a chance? Marci is a Jewish socialite on a mission to clear her father's maligned name. After rapper Dr. S releases a controversial album through a label buried somewhere in the corporate conglomerate her father operates, he's shunned by do-gooder senator Mary Ellen Spinkle, who calls for a boycott. Tuesday, August 24, 2010. Scraper Bike Bike Bike Bike. Nasu: Summer in Andalusia [m] (2003). Rating . A ( 97. Superhero...
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Friday, October 30, 2009. Do You Know Where Your Children Are? Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004). Rating . A ( 92. Found the intro I wrote when I saw the film and stitched it in). I had a good laugh and unexpected surge of positive anticipation towards Lemony Snicket when I woke this morning, tuned into the Ebert and Roeper cast, and listened to the following snippet:. And then I think the film just REALLY struck a wrong chord. During that part when Count Olaf marries his own daughter.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010. Steam Panzer Squad Toaster Division. Rating . B ( 79. In Steamboy's climactic struggle, several opposing forces momentarily align to serve humanity and avert tragedy, and this unison is celebrated as a model society finally entitled to advancement. Uncertain, but ultimately optimistic, Steamboy is a tale of perilous scientific breakthrough and the extraordinary human progress that follows in its wake. Friday, May 12, 2006. Use the Boost to Chase! Howl's Moving Castle (93). Mad H...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011. I See Broke-Ass Hosts. The Great Happiness Space (2006). Rating . B ( 61. The Great Happiness Space mostly follows a man named Issei, top host at an Osaka club, as he darts between women, all of whom harbor the same illusions about him falling in love with her and one day becoming her husband. The women swoon in the presence of a classic alpha: "When I'm talking to Issei, mysteriously I feel happy! Cf, betas: "I was almost raped! Friday, January 14, 2011. Rating . A- ( 89. I wri...
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Saturday, October 31, 2009. The Net Is Vast and Infinite. Rating . C ( 41. Given a program dedicated to the principle of humans as specks on an infinitessimally sized planet in our ever-expanding universe, is it any wonder audience under-estimation is the downfall of The History Channel's The Universe? And later episodes only run with the concept. With Earth's bombardment by meteorites is equated to a boxing match, planetary orbits to an amusement park, and naturally, never-ending distance and propor...
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Monday, May 24, 2010. You Need Soap . and Water! Encounters at the End of the World (2008). Rating . B- ( 56. Herzog's images are beautiful enough to qualify as nature porn a la Planet Earth. If you can withstand Herzog's cantakerous bellyaching and hand-wringing about the extinction of obscure languages, technology eliciting vulnerability in the world (why? Call Herzog's experiment at the south pole what you will, but I'm pretty sure this one is double blind. Sunday, November 1, 2009. Rating . C ( 40.
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Saturday, June 19, 2010. Jetpack Orphan Mugging Brigade. Rating . B ( 78. UK animation vet and Flushed Away. Mastermind David Bowers returns to uproarious adventure and subversive social commentary by reinvigorating Tezuka's classic Astro Boy franchise; sly British double entendres and montage gags that hearken back to The Powerpuff Girls. Cleanse the palate of smug pop culture referencing under the pretense of humor employed by the procession of American animated Shrek. Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Capitali...
