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WINTER TV EXTRAVAGANZA ROB *1/2 (OUT OF ****) It occurred to me during the first few minutes of Rob that Rob Schneider doesn’t really have a schtick to call his own. His characters from SNL, and the films where he was the lead, he was typically an outcast or nerd, and usually a perverted…
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SUCK MY DISC DVD releases for the week of January 17, 2012 BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR * (OUT OF ****) When I first saw a preview for this movie I honestly thought it was a joke. I couldn’t believe this was actually going to be a movie. Turns out I was wrong.…
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WINTER TV EXTRAVAGANZA THE FIRM *1/2 (OUT OF ****) Because one fat woman in Delaware demanded it, we now have the continuing adventures of Mitch McDeere, the lawyer from the 1993 film The Firm, originally played by Tom Cruise. I’m not exactly sure why the time felt right to bring back The Firm, but…
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WINTER TV EXTRAVAGANZA HOUSE OF LIES **1/2 (out of ****) Pilots have a lot of work to do. Think about it: starting with the second episode, and going to the series finale, every second of the show is dedicated to who the characters are that moment, and who they will one day become.…
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SUCK MY DISC DVD releases for the week of January 10th, 2012 MONEYBALL ***1/2 (out of ****) The idea to turn Michael Lewis’ non-fiction book Moneyball into a movie is batshit insane. There’s almost no narrative, save for an unsatisfying conclusion. The main character, Billy Beane, is kind of a dick. And it is so…
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WINTER TV EXTRAVAGANZA WORK IT! * (out of ****) It’s hard to believe Work It! is an actual show at any point through it’s 78 hour runtime; it consistently feels like a parody of a sitcom. It has everything you need to create a sitcom these days: idiot men whose stupidity knows no…
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SUCK MY DISC THE GUARD ***1/2 (out of ****) I should start by saying I found The Guard to be amazing. However, I am also smart enough to realize the average viewer will not agree with me. This is not to say I’m better or smarter for liking this film, I just felt a…
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THE POP FILTER TOP TEN 2012 OFFERINGS YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF YET 10. MOONRISE KINGDOM I was one of the earliest Wes Anderson adopters I knew. Bottle Rocket was so weird and wonderful to me, and did things I didn’t know you could do in a comedy, or maybe it was funny in…
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SUCK MY DISC BUCK (NEW TO BLU-RAY) *** (out of ****) Buck is a documentary about a real life horse whisperer. The book The Horse Whisperer is based partly on him, and he was on-hand during the filming of the movie, just in case any of the horses needed some whisperin’ done. The movie…
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The DVD releases for the week of December 20, 2011. DOLPHIN TALE *** (OUT OF ****) What can I say about Dolphin Tail other then my grandmother would probably love this movie? Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily. It would be surprising to find anyone who hates this movie. I can see people…
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