This Week in Movies – February 8, 2013
This Week: Side Effects, Identity Thief and Top Gun 3D
This Week: Side Effects, Identity Thief and Top Gun 3D
Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.
This week I watched the documentary about the infamous, and extremely dirty, joke. I have been curious about seeing this film ever since it originally came out. It has the very simple format involving interviewing many different comedians about the “Aristocrats” joke, which is typically an extremely vulgar improvised joke that comedians tell each other….
It really disappoints me when I come across someone, who is apathetic about seeing a film in a theatre. It seems that commonality among most casual movie goers is that there would “wait for it to come on DVD” rather then spend 12-15 dollars to see it in the cinema. It does make sense from…
The biggest message I am receiving from the standard DVD release of Friday the 13th is “Why didn’t you get the Blu-Ray?” First, a quick overview: This extended cut is nine minutes longer than the theatrical version. There is nothing much that is noticeably different and my best guest is that there is probably just…
After a two-week sabbatical, I am back (and hopefully I’ll go back to a regular posting schedule). Anyways this week the film I am most excited for is the hyper-violent comicbook adaptation Kick-Ass. The critics (with the exception of Roger Ebert) seem to echo that sentiment with the film currently having a 76% Fresh rating…
It is a tough group of nominees for this year’s Golden Globes and it makes predicting harder than ever. Well, I will try my best. Best Picture – Drama Nominees: Avatar The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious Up in the Air Prediction: The Hurt Locker Alternate: Avatar Reason: I believe that based on its critical…
I’ve already done classic thought specials for the Indiana Jones and Batman series, so why not celebrate this week’s release of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor by looking back at the previous Mummy movies and throwing The Scorpion King in for good measure. The MummyThe original 1999 film took the basic plot of…
This week I watched the documentary about the infamous, and extremely dirty, joke. I have been curious about seeing this film ever since it originally came out. It has the very simple format involving interviewing many different comedians about the “Aristocrats” joke, which is typically an extremely vulgar improvised joke that comedians tell each other….
It really disappoints me when I come across someone, who is apathetic about seeing a film in a theatre. It seems that commonality among most casual movie goers is that there would “wait for it to come on DVD” rather then spend 12-15 dollars to see it in the cinema. It does make sense from…
The biggest message I am receiving from the standard DVD release of Friday the 13th is “Why didn’t you get the Blu-Ray?” First, a quick overview: This extended cut is nine minutes longer than the theatrical version. There is nothing much that is noticeably different and my best guest is that there is probably just…
After a two-week sabbatical, I am back (and hopefully I’ll go back to a regular posting schedule). Anyways this week the film I am most excited for is the hyper-violent comicbook adaptation Kick-Ass. The critics (with the exception of Roger Ebert) seem to echo that sentiment with the film currently having a 76% Fresh rating…
It is a tough group of nominees for this year’s Golden Globes and it makes predicting harder than ever. Well, I will try my best. Best Picture – Drama Nominees: Avatar The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious Up in the Air Prediction: The Hurt Locker Alternate: Avatar Reason: I believe that based on its critical…
I’ve already done classic thought specials for the Indiana Jones and Batman series, so why not celebrate this week’s release of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor by looking back at the previous Mummy movies and throwing The Scorpion King in for good measure. The MummyThe original 1999 film took the basic plot of…
This week I watched the documentary about the infamous, and extremely dirty, joke. I have been curious about seeing this film ever since it originally came out. It has the very simple format involving interviewing many different comedians about the “Aristocrats” joke, which is typically an extremely vulgar improvised joke that comedians tell each other….
It really disappoints me when I come across someone, who is apathetic about seeing a film in a theatre. It seems that commonality among most casual movie goers is that there would “wait for it to come on DVD” rather then spend 12-15 dollars to see it in the cinema. It does make sense from…
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