Mini Movie Reviews Archives
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Hairy Baby: BIG HERO 6
Disney's latest offering Big Hero 6 is loosely based on a Japanese-style comic strip. It features Hiro (voice of Ryan Potter), a 13 year-old genius who's already eligible for college, but thinks that's a waste of time, when he's already making big bank entering robot battle competitions with a seemingly innocuous floppy looking bot, which completely destroys the competition. Talk about a ringer!
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Tinsel & Tine’s Coverage of the 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival (#PFF23) Part 1
For me, St. Vincent works mainly because Lieberher is a natural. During the Q&A he seems pretty much like a regular kid, but in the movie, he can deliver humor with the deadpan brilliance of a seasoned comedian. Also, the story provides a genuine unfolding of just who this man, Vincent, used to be, and how he came to this point in his life...
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Food in Film: CHOCOLAT
At its core, the film examines many adult themes, such as repression of desires and the importance of self-love, but is fun enough to also engage us on a purely whimsical escape...
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Judging: THE JUDGE
The Judge is about a hot shot Chicago Lawyer (Downey) with a reputation of being cut throat in the courtroom, returning to his small hometown in Indiana for his mother's funeral and stays to defend his estranged father (Robert Duval) on a murder charge; a decision neither father nor son finds appealing...
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A Movie in 3 Acts: GONE GIRL
The movie could use a little trim, and some may feel Flynn's book and screenplay jumps the shark a bit at some points, which is why I call it a movie in 3 Acts, but I gotta say, I liked it. The film on the whole is an interesting commentary on the media circus, public judgement and sway we've seen play out in these kinds of cases...
