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opinion

Michael Moore burst onto the screen 20 years ago with his groundbreaking film Roger & Me. In it he discussed the negative impact that the auto industry, specifically General Motors, had on the town of Flint, Michigan which is, incidentally, where Moore lives. Roger & Me exposed the economical implications of a town completely dependent upon one business for its way of life and brought it to us on a personal level when Moore showed us some of the 30,000 people who had lost their jobs.  It was also the first time that we had seen the smart talking way in which he presents his argument or the kamikaze interview style we’ve become so familiar with. Roger & Me was revolutionary but soon Moore and his politics disappeared from the scene until Bowling for Columbine. Keep reading…

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Film Fail: Taken

October 5, 2009

in opinion

Yeah, yeah. I know. Everyone in creation loved this movie… execept me, apparently. Unfortunately, while I did have fun watching Liam Neeson kick ass for an hour and a half and it was indeed refreshing that there was no mystery to solve or twist to find, it had so many other issues that I was just totally unable to enjoy it… Keep reading…

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So the new ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ trailer hit the web this week (more on that later) and the first thing I noticed, besides awesome and John Connor, was Kyle Gallner. Kyle Gallner is probably a name and a face you’re not that familiar with yet… that’s why I’m helping you. Keep reading…

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Okay, so I saw this movie awhile ago and a friend has been bugging me ever since to review it. I think he’s just desperate to see me rip it a new one. Unfortunately, that would be a difficult task because, while it’s not a super movie, it’s also not a genuinely awful movie. Keep reading…

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It’s my understanding that production is moving ahead on the Captain America movie and we all know what’s going to happen:

Origin story :Steve Rogers is injected with the ‘Super Soldier’ serum and goes from scrawny to awesome in moments. The US government sends him into battle with the Nazis during WWII and he becomes the ‘American Solution’. Keep reading…

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