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  • Beeswax 2009

    ★★★ Watched 18 May, 2013

    pretty good. Alex Karpovsky held it together for me.

  • Picture Day 2013

    ★½ Watched 17 May, 2013

    bland. run of the mill. trite.

  • The Paperboy 2012

    ★★★★ Watched 15 May, 2013

    I had no idea what to expect, and was pleasantly surprised by everything about this film. The sound, the cinematography, the story. It was wild and all over the place. Very sleazy, dark, and very John Waters. I highly recommend it.

  • Valkyrie 2008

    ★★½ Watched 13 May, 2013

    Interesting...I don't plan on watching it again.

  • Upstream Color 2013

    ★★★ Watched 05 May, 2013

    I went in not knowing one thing about this film and while it was very interesting and beautiful to look at, it was also slow. Not in the terrible Cosmopolis sense, but art film slow.

    After watching it I am very conflicted. I do not know where I stand on this film. I don't think I understood any of it, and I don't know if I would watch it again to gain further insight. I don't think I would say it is a bad film...I am just lost. I do not know how I feel about this one.

  • Better Than Something: Jay Reatard 2012

    ★★★★★ Watched 27 Apr, 2013

    Excellent, compelling, and touching. A great farewell tribute to Jay Reatard.

  • Mortal Kombat 1995

    ★★★ Rewatched 21 Apr, 2013

    While it is very campy now that I am an adult, my childhood nostalgia was full throttle, and it is still a fun, not to serious film to watch.

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 2011

    ★★½ Watched 20 Apr, 2013

    Better than I expected.

  • To Live and Die in L.A. 1985

    ★★½ Watched 01 Apr, 2013

    Interesting plot points, Willem Dafoe, and a sweet Wang Chung soundtrack

  • World's Greatest Dad 2009

    ★★★★ Watched 21 Mar, 2013

    I was wary ab out this film because I detest God Bless America, but this was quite an enjoyable film. It was hilariously dark and it was quite an emotional film with a very good job from Robin Williams. Goldthwait's comment on the phoniness of people hopping on the sorrow bandwagon was very well done. Very interesting plot and very well executed.

  • Anticipation of the Night 1958

    ★★★★★ Added

    My Absolute favorite Brakhage film. Amazing!

  • Igor and the Lunatics 1985

    ½ Watched 13 Mar, 2013

    I watched this because one of my coworkers was the Assistant Cameraman/extra actor in it...and while it holds up to the schlocky, troma standard I have to say the worst part of this terrible film is that its just boring.