Review: Micmacs (2009)

Review: Micmacs (2009)
Posted On 29 Jul 2010 By . Under 2009, 3 Stars (Fantastic), Action, Action-Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Foreign, Reviews.
Jean Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs is the arthouse equivalent of popcorn entertainment, delivering a visually delightful world filled with wild invention.
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Review: A Town Called Panic (2009)

Review: A Town Called Panic (2009)
Posted On 21 Jul 2010 By . Under 2.5 Stars (Noteworthy), 2009, Action-Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family/Kids, Foreign, Reviews.
Imported from Belgium, A Town Called Panic is 75 minutes of utter animated insanity where nothing makes sense and things happen seemingly at random. In other words, it's like watching a kid make things up on the fly. Either that appeals to you or you wanna run far far away.
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Review: [REC] 2

Review: [REC] 2
Posted On 19 Jul 2010 By . Under 2010, 3 Stars (Fantastic), Action, Foreign, Horror, Reviews.
The creepy crazy follow-up to the 2007 Spanish hand-held horror, REC 2 is slicker, scarier and more intense than even its predecessor.
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Grave Of The Fireflies or Hotaru no haka (1988)

Grave Of The Fireflies or Hotaru no haka (1988)
Posted On 16 Sep 2009 By . Under 1988, 4 Stars (Phenomenal), Animated, Drama, Fantasy, Foreign.
89 Minutes Written and Directed By: Isao Takahata Based On The Novel By: Akiyuki Nosaka Staring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, and Akemi Yamaguchi Why must fireflies die so young? -Setsuko Review I have had this movie recommended to me for years and finally got to sit down and view it from start to finish, ... Read More
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Oldboy (2003)

Oldboy (2003)
Posted On 06 May 2009 By . Under 2003, 4 Stars (Phenomenal), Drama, Foreign, Suspense/Thriller.
Rated R for strong violence including scenes of torture, sexuality and pervasive language. 120 Minutes Directed By: Chan-wook Park Written By: Garon Tsuchiya Staring: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, and Dae-han Ji Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone. -Dae-su Oh Review This film was not at all what I expected.  ... Read More
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Hero (2002)

Posted On 30 Apr 2008 By . Under 2002, 4 Stars (Phenomenal), Foreign.
Directed By: Yimou Zhang Written By: Feng Li and Bin Wang Ancient China was separated into seven different kingdoms.  A king of the northern providence named Qin (Doaming Chen) has been subject to numerous assassination attempts.  Some of China’s greatest warriors, including “Sky”(Donnie Yen), “Broken Sword” (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), and “Flying Snow” (Maggie Cheung) have ... Read More
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