Author: Dan Gardner
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That Awkward Moment – movie review
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Grade: B That Awkward Moment probably won’t go on your shelf with the great romantic comedies, like When Harry Met Sally, Jerry Maguire, and Pretty Woman, but it might make it to the shelf right below that. One of my knocks about many romantic movies is that the relationships often feel like a kludge. For…
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I, Frankenstein – movie review
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Grade: C What I found most surprising about this movie is the quality of the acting. Usually movies like this pluck their main characters from the B-list. But somehow the creators managed to land Aaron Eckhart, who is an outstandingly good, but underrated, actor. Eckhart brings gravitas to the character of Frankenstein that the story…
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Movie Review – I, Frankenstein
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What I found most surprising about this movie is the quality of the acting. Usually movies like this pluck their main characters from the B-list. But somehow the creators managed to land Aaron Eckhart, who is an outstandingly good, but underrated, actor. Eckhart brings gravitas to the character of Frankenstein that the story depends on.…
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – movie review
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Grade: B Shadow Recruit was much better than I expected. The first thing people are going to ask is how well does Chris Pine pull off the role of Jack Ryan compared to his predecessors? In my opinion he did a fantastic job, maybe the best Jack Ryan of them all. You need to know…
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Her – movie review
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Grade: B+ I’ve been looking forward to seeing this movie for some time. And I’m happy to report that I liked it, only not for the reasons I thought I would. I don’t want to get into analyzing the story, what worked, what didn’t, what was unexpected, because that would spoil the movie watching experience…
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Lone Survivor – movie review
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Grade: A I didn’t have high expectations going into this movie, but even if I had they would have been exceeded. The entire cast was fantastic. Taylor Kitsch, who is routinely panned for his acting performances, did a fantastic job. The only criticism I could possibly offer is that he wasn’t as outstanding as Mark…
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August: Osage County – movie review
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Grade: A If you were only expecting knockout performances from Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep then prepare to be disappointed because they’re not the only ones who shine in this movie. The entire cast is shockingly good. If I had to pick out one actor who really stood out, besides the aforementioned Roberts and Streep,…
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RunPee year in review 2013
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in RunPee FAQsIt’s been another noteworthy year for the RunPee app. The biggest change this year is unquestionably our partnership with AMC theaters. We share our data with the theater chain so that they can include RunPee data in their app. In exchange we get a yearly payment for the data and can see movies for free…
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – movie review
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Grade: B+ I enjoyed the movie but I didn’t love it. I was really hoping this would rank up there with the classic inspirational movies, such as Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, et al., but it didn’t quite make that kind of impression on me. (Maybe it’s because I was concentrating on finding Peetimes.)…
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The Wolf of Wall Street – movie review
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Grade: B+ It’s hard to judge the quality of the movie because it’s rather unique. It’s told mostly through narration by Leonardo DiCaprio throughout the movie. One thing I can say with confidence is that the movie is funny. I was in a packed theater and the audience laughed dozens of times. In fact it…
