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Movie Review: The Spectacular Now
The Spectacular Now is a special movie. Adapted from the novel by Tim Tharp by (500) Days of Summer scribes Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, the script is heartwarming, charming, entertaining, funny, and at times, utterly devastating. Instead of being the typical romantic teen comedy, The Spectacular Now feels real, which only adds to how amazing the movie is. The film centers around a high ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: It’s Raiders of the Lost Art in The Monuments Men
At long last, this Friday sees the American release of The World’s End, my last must-see film of the summer. And with the end of August less than two weeks away, it’s high time we start looking ahead to the movies coming our way in the fall and winter. In that spirit, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column looks at what could be one of the big films of the Christmas season, Ge...[Read More]
Movie Review: Kick-Ass 2
After the events of the first Kick-Ass film, regular citizens, inspired by the action of the hero who shares a name with the film’s title, decide to don masks and fight for justice. Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) has started a movement, and unfortunately, his work has also spawned the world’s first super-villain. Still reeling from his Mob Boss father’s death at the hands of Kic...[Read More]