Author: Dan Gardner
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Kingsman: The Secret Service – movie review
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Grade: A It isn’t often that a movie exceeds my expectations, but this one sure did. I was hoping for something good; I got something great. There are no holes in this movie. The acting is better than good, there isn’t anything groundbreaking with the action, but I think they did an excellent job. Especially…
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Jupiter Ascending – movie review
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Grade: C It’s times like these that I really hate writing movie reviews. Jupiter Ascending is an archetypical story with a great deal of potential, but it falls short in so many ways. But I really appreciate that the Wachowski’s (writers/directors of The Matrix, V is for Vendetta, Cloud Atlas) always try and reach for…
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Project Almanac – movie review
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Grade: C- This is a “found footage” made film, which I find enormously irritating. If you’re like me, in that respect, then you should stay away from this movie. The movie isn’t bad but it doesn’t add anything to the time travel genre either. My advice is to take a pass and if you really…
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Mortdecai – movie review
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Grade: D+ Mortdecai is evidence that an all star cast doesn’t necessarily translate into a great movie. I don’t think it’s the cast fault for the movie falling flat. It’s primarily due to the writing. The only thing the writers had going for them was a thesaurus. The characters are all written and portrayed as…
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Spare Parts – movie review
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Grade: B Initially I regarded this movie as predictable and a typical formula flick. However, it went a few steps beyond predictable. George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis and Marisa Tomei were very good and quite believable in their rolls, but the real stars were the four young actors that made up the science team. […
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American Sniper – movie review
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Grade: A- Just when I thought Bradley Cooper was a great actor he turns in a performance like this one and and makes me consider that he’s a *really* great actor. It seems like every movie I see him in he does something different and keeps doing it at a high level. There are many…
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2014 year in review
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in RunPee FAQsThis has been the most financially successful year in RunPee history. I think we’re in good shape to be around for a long time to come. The biggest personal news is that Jill and I bought a house! RunPee HQ is now located in Swannanoa, North Carolina — just outside of Asheville. Here’s a picture…
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Are Peetimes just the boring bits of a movie?
Many people assume that the Peetimes we pick for movies are just the boring bits. That’s certainly true for some Peetimes but not all. A more accurate description of Peetimes in general would be: the parts of a movie that are easiest to summarize without the viewer missing anything crucial to the story. Of course that’s a…
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Movie Review – The Theory of Everything – More About Stephen Hawking Than Math
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I’m a bit of a science geek — okay, I’m a huge science geek — so I’m aware of Stephen Hawking and his theories. However, I knew very little about him, beyond his illness. It was a real treat getting a glimpse into the personal life of the guy. Best of all, I enjoyed seeing…
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Movie Review – John Wick 1
I loved the movie John Wick; it was violent without being gory. What I liked most about the movie was the choreography of the action scenes. I’ve seen my share of action movies and I must say that the action in John Wick is top notch. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, because the directors…
