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SMSM '09 No. 22: Whatever Works
The knee jerk reaction to any of the marketing for Woody Allen’s Whatever Works is to assume that Allen cast Larry David in the lead role as a mildly updated proxy for Allen himself. But putting aside… more →
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SMSM '09 No. 22: Whatever Works
mentosandmanatees wrote 4 months ago: The knee jerk reaction to any of the marketing for Woody Allen’s Whatever Works is to assume that Al … more →
SMSM '09 No. 21: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
mentosandmanatees wrote 4 months ago: As you’ll note below, I’ve given Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the latest prestige picture fr … more →
SMSM '09 No. 19: My Sister's Keeper
mentosandmanatees wrote 4 months ago: After seeing Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, I thought nothing would ever cheer me up. So I figured … more →
SMSM '09 No. 18: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
mentosandmanatees wrote 4 months ago: See that picture up there? That’s one of the reasons Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is terrible. Tha … more →
SMSM '09 No. 16: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
mentosandmanatees wrote 4 months ago: I don’t think it gets any more baseline than this. I was all ready to give Tony Scott’s remake of Th … more →
SMSM '09 No. 15: Year One
mentosandmanatees wrote 4 months ago: Well, it’s official. I’ve come down with a serious case of the Michael Cera fatigue. Perhaps I was l … more →
SMSM '09 No. 14: Imagine That
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mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: There was an Onion headline a few weeks ago that read, “New film only stars one Eddie Murphy.” Imagi … more →
SMSM '09 No. 13: Land of the Lost
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: Land of the Lost, despite a bankable star and some heavy-duty marketing, failed to make any money. I … more →
SMSM '09 No. 12: Terminator Salvation
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: Even by dumb action movie standards, Terminator Salvation is an extraordinarily stupid film. Maybe … more →
SMSM '09 No. 11: Angels and Demons
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: There are people who love Dan Brown, and there are people who violently hate the little bastard and … more →
SMSM '09 No. 10: The Brothers Bloom
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: While Up is a visually stunning film, and pretty much technically flawless, The Brothers Bloom is my … more →
SMSM '09 No. 9: Drag Me to Hell
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: While Drag Me to Hell may be director Sam Raimi’s spiritual heir to his revered Evil Dead franchise, … more →
SMSM '09 No. 8: The Hangover
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: I loved The Hangover. With reservations. Todd Phillips’s (Old School, Starsky and Hutch) latest film … more →
SMSM '09 No. 7: Dance Flick
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: An interesting bit of trivia about Dance Flick from the Wikipedia: “This is the first parody film fr … more →
SMSM '09 No. 6: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: Because I don’t want to dwell on things I hate (which is odd for someone who watches shitty movies c … more →
SMSM '09 No. 5: Up
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: I’ve come to realize in my old age that when it comes to films, I have a far stronger emotional resp … more →
SMSM '09 No. 4: Star Trek
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: For any director, a reboot of the original 1960s Star Trek storyline would be a tall order. I’ve see … more →
SMSM '09 No. 3: Battle for Terra
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: In retrospect, there was absolutely no need for me to see Battle for Terra, a CGI-animated non-block … more →
SMSM '09 No. 2: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
mentosandmanatees wrote 5 months ago: I didn’t see a trailer for Ghosts of Girlfriends Past until a few days before the film was released, … more →
