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The Steady Decline Of M. Night Shyamalan

Posted 29 August 2010 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc., Movie Reviews, Random Thoughts | 2 Comments The Steady Decline Of M. Night Shyamalan

After a slow start to his writing and directing career, M. Night Shyamalan burst on to the Hollywood scene with his mind-bending blockbuster, The Sixth Sense. The cleverly written thriller shocked and wowed audiences around the world, resulting in veritable cult status and an enviable ranking of #128 on IMDb‘s list of the Top 250 [...]

Movie Review: Lars And The Real Girl

Posted 13 July 2010 | By Mike | Categories: Movie Reviews | 4 Comments Movie Review: Lars And The Real Girl

What is normal?  Two people walk past the same store, one stops and ogles a ‘gorgeous’ pair of jeans while the other sneers, “I’d never wear THAT!”  He loves Slipknot and she loves Rihanna, both with the same intensity.  A friend of mine eats bacon smothered in syrup… I can’t imagine anything worse. At the [...]

Movie Review: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

Posted 07 April 2010 | By Mike | Categories: Movie Reviews | 12 Comments Movie Review: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

Troy Duffy’s The Boondock Saints, a brainless but irresistably entertaining surprise, barely made it to video stores in 1999. That said, once it did word spread fast of the brothers MacManus – fast enough to turn it into a cult classic. Connor (Sean Patrick Flannery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus), cleverly blended with Billy Connolly, David [...]