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• Movie of the Day – Catch a Fire

  

  I typically try and stay away from political thrillers bit too much, usually because of the heavy handed tactics and message that is more or less bludgeoning yo... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – The Foot Fist Way

  

  This is really a love it or leave it sort of film. I have shown this film to a handful of people and they the split amongst them is apparent. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – The Forbidden Kingdom

  

  I will admit, this is pretty much the Americanized version of kung fu films. This is the sort of movie for the kung fu addled teens whose parents wouldn’t let... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – The Battle of Algiers

  

  Not really the sort of film to follow up my previous Movie of the Day, but one that can’t be ignored either because of the subject matter. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie Review: Lockout

  

  Has all the glitz of action films but is short on development Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – Field of Dreams

  

  I don’t do enough sports movies on the blog here, not because of the lack of quality films, but rather my ambivalence towards the common tropes and thematic... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – Friday the 13th

  

  What a perfect day to choose the original horror movie that ended up spawning countless sequels, mega match ups and finally interstellar travel. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – TrollHunter

  

  Keeping this Scandinavian film train running, this time we head to Norway for some troll hunting.  Much like the previous movie of the day, I enjoy a good... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

  

  Ho Ho Holy hell this is awesome. I got to hand it to those Scandinavian countries and their wacky sensibilities cause this is just plain awesome. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – CJ7

  

  I picked a bit of a lighthearted film today after yesterday’s chambra film. If you aren’t familiar with Stephen Chow films, then this movie might be a bit too... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – 13 Assassins

  

  Takashi Miike is a lot of things, well actually one thing and that is the visceral director of some of the most insane and disturbing films to come out of the... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – Stay

  

  With a 26% rating on RottenTomatoes.com, Stay is really an enigma of a film. On the outset, I should be hating a film that is flat on the story even when it... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – The Girlfriend Experience

  

  I find that a lot of people are not so forth coming about their appreciation of Steven Soderbergh’s work. He seems to have this new found polarizing effect on... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie Review – Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope

  

  This is it, this is the pinnacle of nerdom and geekery. San Diego Comic-Con is the be all, end all of your hopes and dreams wrapped up into one location. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – Martha Marcy May Marlene

  

  One of the most under seen films of the past year, Martha Marcy May Marlene was a harrowing and chilling film about life within a cult and coping with the... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – Reign of Fire

  

  Dragons, Christian Bale, dragons, Shirtless Matthew McConaughey, more dragons and Gerard Butler. Reign of Fire has everything man, even for a slightly B-movie... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – 300

  

  HOO-RAH! Swords, Shields, Armies, Persians, Spartans, Shirtless Men, Arrows, MICHAEL FASSBENDER and his other weapon. I am all hopped up on adrenaline and... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – Conan the Barbarian (1982)

  

  Hell Yeah! This is what I am talking about, the classic 1982 flick that pits Arnold up against some equally huge dude in a film that, honestly, captures the... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – He Got Game

  

  Apparently there is a big game happening tonight which I won’t be watching I procured the latest episode of Game of Thrones, so that will be occupying my time... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie of the Day – She’s Out of My League

  

  I am choosing this movie for one reason and one reason only, which I will get to shortly.  Now granted I actually enjoy the man child antics of 30-something mal... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES