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Agenda Movie Club: Haywire

Posted on February 7, 2012

Haywire Steven Soderbergh 2012 Dude. I was so right about this. Gina Carano is not an actor. Er, I guess she just starred in an action movie, so technically she is. But, as far as what we call “acting” goes, … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Descendants (2)

Posted on February 6, 2012

The Descendants Alexander Payne 2011 Original post here. Amazingly, this is the first movie in over a year that I’ve seen a second time. I’ve wondered what I’d do once I saw a movie again– would I write a second … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Meek’s Cutoff

Posted on February 6, 2012

Meek’s Cutoff Kelly Reichardt 2010 Oh, my, people. What a movie. I’ve seen this described as Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, The Wrath of God meets the Oregon Trail, and that’s not inaccurate. Watching it, I could almost hear a potential Herzog … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Posted on February 6, 2012

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tomas Alfredson 2011 It’s complicated, yeah, but it’s not that complicated. I admit that I didn’t know exactly the complete specifics of everything that was happening at every moment, but don’t worry that you won’t be … Continue reading →

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My best of 2011

Posted on January 23, 2012

I saw 53 movies in 2011, which isn’t all that good for me, although one more and it could have been disastrous. To be fair to me, though (and that’s what really matters), I did watch probably 60 or 70 … Continue reading →

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Why you’re (probably [really]) wrong about ‘Haywire’

Posted on January 18, 2012

Two things that must be said before the rest of it: 1) It has to be clear by now that I’ll fight on Steven Soderbergh’s side under pretty much any circumstances. I have a heavy, heavy bias in his favor. … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Moneyball

Posted on January 2, 2012

Moneyball Bennett Miller 2011 Did I not love this like everyone else did because I know too much about the situation already? Is it because I know that it wasn’t really that big a deal what Beane did, and that … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Guard

Posted on January 1, 2012

The Guard John Michael McDonagh 2011 “Go back to America with yer fookin appropriate Barack Obama!” I haven’t read any reviews of The Guard, but I’m willing to bet most of them go something like this: (ahem) “Brendan Gleeson. Brendan … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Johnny English Reborn

Posted on January 1, 2012

Johnny English Reborn Oliver Parker 2011 Best parkour ever. Ari Shapiro ain’t got a damn thing on Johnny English. OK, so, yeah, this is obviously not the best thing Rowan Atkinson has ever done. That would probably be season three … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Doubt

Posted on January 1, 2012

Doubt John Patrick Shanley 2008 This is either the second or third time I’ve seen this, and the thing that I really want to talk about each time I watch it is that scene on the street with Viola Davis … Continue reading →

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