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open water

Brian’s manager at work is a bit of a film buff, so every once in a while he throws a DVD our way. Last night, it was Open Water. This was a very low budget movie ($30,000) shot by a husband and wife team over a few year period (as …

the upside of anger

I used to really like Kevin Costner. He had a remarkable string of good films (The Untouchables, No Way Out, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Dances with Wolves, etc.) Then, after cheating on his wife and his subsequent divorce, he had a remarkable string of forgettable films (I’d tell you …

fear and loathing in las vegas

I probably shouldn’t even comment on this movie because I lost interest in it quickly and wasn’t paying much attention to it by the end, but here goes…In case you can’t tell, I didn’t really like this film. The acting was fine–you can’t go wrong with Johnny Depp or Benecio …

the talented mr. ripley

We watched this movie last night. It was the last of my Blockbuster Online movies. That was fun while it lasted. I’m definitely going to sign up again next winter. Anyway, the movie was ok. Nothing spectacular. I don’t particularly care for Matt Damon or Jude Law, so that was …

the others

I’m going to have to stop reading movie reviews before I watch movies. I was all pumped up for this one, but it didn’t quite deliver. The movie was ok. It had a cool twist at the end, that’s for sure, but I wasn’t quite as impressed as everyone else, …