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Woody Allen’s “Cassandra’s Dream”

Cassandra’s Dream, one of veteran director Woody Allen’s latest films, was released on DVD in March. Sadly, like many of his recent work, it was mostly overlooked. But is it worth digging up at Blockbuster or adding to your Netflix queue? Sit back and I’ll tell you. Woody Allen’s most interesting films are often the ones [...]

Get Smart - Counter Review

Apparently I’m going to be the counter-reviewer, because Jake manages to run out to the theatre just one step ahead of me. So here’s my take on Get Smart from someone who hasn’t seen the television series. I really only went to see this movie for Steve Carell, so Anne Hathaway was a huge surprise. In [...]

Rated R for Sexuality

A little over week ago, MTV.com reported that actor/director/whatever Seth Rogen (Superbad) was peeved at what he perceives to be subjective and faulty judgment by the MPAA. Rogen was upset that his latest concoction “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” had been ear-marked by the MPAA for the dreaded NC-17 rating instead of the [...]

WALL•E Has Got So Much Going For It

I’m not much for animated movies, but I have been excited about Wall•E for some time. Something about that cooky little robot and his state-of-the-art girlfriend make me excited with a childhood glee that I haven’t felt in years. If you’re not familiar with the hype, WALL•E is about a cleaning robot who has been on [...]

Be Kind Rewind

Two guys making their own versions of Hollywood hits, one is Mos Def and the other is Jack Black: what’s not to love?  Easily one of the most original films to come along in a while, although not as funny as I was hoping, still a lot to hang on to here.  The style was [...]

The Happening - Counter Review

Hey guys, it’s Corey Freeman from Diligent Design and I’m going to offer my counter (or rather, accompanying) review to Jake’s take on The Happening. I have to admit, I loved The Village and while I’m not a fan of Gibson in Signs (War of the Worlds did what Signs did, earlier and way better.) [...]

Great American Movies of the 21st Century: Part 1

With the Independence Day just around the corner I thought it would be a good idea to celebrate some of the great American films of the new millennium.  The stories are not necessarily those of the struggle for independence (some will be), but those by the native filmmakers and the best that our country has [...]

Get Smart

The Bucket List

The latest from greats Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman and with a premise that not only made sense, but seemed promisingly original as well. Two aging men setting out to do all of those things which they never did in their younger days, essentially flawless in plot and makes one [...]

The Incredible Hulk

When I heard that there was going to be a new Hulk film made I immediately thought that Edward Norton should be cast as Dr. Banner, honestly.  I also though that another Hulk film would have to be great to erase the memory of the 2003 version, that nearly caused the comic [...]