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MOVIE REVIEW . Be Kind, Rewind

Director: Michel Gondry Starring: Dante "Mos Def" Smith, Jack Black, Danny Glover Genre: comedy, mainstream Release Date: February 22, 2008 We saw this and I wrote this nearly a month ago, but I kept procrastinating, reluctant to shed negativity on such a wonderful ... continued»

Mar 11, 2008 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

America, Comedy, Jack Black, MOVIES, Mainstream

MOVIE REVIEW [He-Said, She-Said] . Diary of the Dead

HE SAID: Ty Burr of the Boston Globe said Diary of the Dead played “like Cloverfield for grad students.” I’m sorry to say, Ty, if this is your idea of grad school argument, you’d better ask for a refund on your ... continued»

Feb 18, 2008 Chris and Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

America, Drama, Horror, MOVIES, Mainstream

MOVIE REVIEW . Michael Clayton

I don't think I'd have much respect for George Clooney if he had remained a fluff celeb cashing in on his devilish smirks and self-effacing clever humor. Instead he ambitiously strives to pursue political platforms, balancing entertainment and ethics. ... continued»

Nov 18, 2007 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

America, Drama, George Clooney, MOVIES, Mainstream, Thriller

MOVIE REVIEW . Tales from Earthsea

Long ago, dragons and humans lived in harmony. Then the desire for material wealth led the humans to inhabit the earth and sea, and the dragons stuck with fire and air. This is the backdrop for the ... continued»

Oct 29, 2007 Greg RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Asian, Japan, MOVIES, MUSINGS, Mainstream, Manga

TRAILER WATCH . Gone Baby Gone

Oooh, I nearly fell off the sofa when I saw the trailer for Gone Baby Gone. Ben Affleck's directorial debut takes place in (duh) Boston and stars his super cute little brother (yay yay yay) Casey, who is doing ... continued»

Oct 11, 2007 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, America, Casey Affleck, Drama, MOVIES, Mainstream, Trailer

Trailer for Ryuhei Kitamura/Clive Barker project, Midnight Meat Train

Kris and I are big fans of Clive Barker. In fact, we actually met over a mutual love of Hellraiser (part 2, to be exact). Kitamura, on the other hand, we have a mutual ambivalence towards. The guy makes pretty ... continued»

Sep 28, 2007 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Horror, Japan, MOVIES, MUSINGS, Mainstream

Dreamlogic.net’s Summer Wrap-Up. Movies, Games, and Books

The weather has turned, schools are back in session, and workloads have shifted back to high gear. It’s safe to say summer is officially over. In an effort to catch up with the ever mounting number of things we checked ... continued»

Sep 20, 2007 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, BOOKWORM, MOVIES, Mainstream, Thriller

World Series of Pop Culture’s Juggernaut Game

VH1 just sent us a link to their World Series of Pop Culture game, the Juggernaut. Now Kris and I love hard quiz shows (we watch Jeopardy near nightly. None of that Deal or No Deal for Us), and this ... continued»

Sep 6, 2007 Chris and Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Curious, MUSINGS, Mainstream

MOVIE REVIEWS [In Brief] . The Ten, Cool Dimension, The Illusionist, Monster Squad

Summertime house cleaning continues, with the Ten Commandments comedy,The Ten, the female martial artist action film, Cool Dimension, the me-too magician film, The Illusionist, and cult classic, The Monster Squad. Enjoy. The Ten . A comedy featuring ten short stories, each ... continued»

Aug 5, 2007 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Children, Comedy, Cult Cinema, Curious, Drama, Horror, Japan, MOVIES, Mainstream, Romantic

TRAILER WATCH . Lust, Caution, 3:10 to Yuma, Darjeeling Limited and more

Here are a few more of trailers I came across on the web. Also, scroll down for a Panda Prison Break ( I didn't know where else to place it). Lust, Caution . New Ang Li, featuring Tony Leung and ... continued»

Jul 24, 2007 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, Animals, Asian, China, Curious, MOVIES, Mainstream, Romantic, Trailer

TRAILER WATCH . Sukiyaki Western Django, Jigayaku no uta, Get Smart, and much much more

I figure it's about time for another round of trailer links. There's actually a lot of interesting stuff coming up. For the most part, this lineup looks to be a nice break from the summer grind, if I do say ... continued»

Jul 19, 2007 Chris and Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, Asian, Comedy, Jack Black, Japan, MOVIES, Mainstream, Thriller, Trailer

MOVIE REVIEW . Transformers

I got exactly what I expected from Transformers. Blatent GM advertising? Check. Crazy cool computer graphics and eardrum numbing explosions? Check. Cheap humor targeted towards minorities, the elderly, the short, the fat? Check. Cheezy "more than meets ... continued»

Jul 16, 2007 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, America, MOVIES, Mainstream

MOVIE REVIEW . 1408

Here's a good rule to follow regarding Stephen King film adaptations: if he wasn't in it, it's good. Just compare Stand By Me and Thinner and you'll see what I mean. Well, he doesn't pop in for a ... continued»

Jul 4, 2007 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

America, Drama, Horror, MOVIES, Mainstream, Thriller

MOVIE REVIEW . Live Free or Die Hard (aka: Die Hard 4.0)

A funny thing happens in action movies. Drivers forget how to use their brakes, on-the-fly coding comes with its own instant GUI, and a 52-year-old bald dude that says "jerk off" an awful lot saves the country from terrorists ... continued»

Jul 1, 2007 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, America, MOVIES, Mainstream

MOVIE REVIEW [He-Said, She-Said] . Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

SHE SAID: Now this is going to sound pretty superficial (but it's a mainstream movie, so I'm allowed), the main reasons I wanted to see Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer were Julian McMahon and Jessica Alba. If you're ... continued»

Jun 18, 2007 Chris and Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, America, Comics, He-Said She-Said, MOVIES, Mainstream

Trailer for P.T. Anderson’s There Will Be Blood

It's about time. New Paul Thomas Anderson! I could buffer this with all sorts of praise, Punch Drunk is one of my favorite films ever, Anderson is one of the few cinematic geniuses of this generation...but most of you already ... continued»

Jun 16, 2007 Chris and Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

America, MOVIES, MUSINGS, Mainstream

MOVIE REVIEWS . Ocean’s 13, Hostel: Part II

I know some of you out there might actually care about the mainstream releases this past weekend, and so I toss you these two bones. Given the nature of these two films, I think writing full reviews would be fairly ... continued»

Jun 13, 2007 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

America, Bad Ass Chicks, Casey Affleck, Drama, Horror, MOVIES, MUSINGS, Mainstream, Splatter

Yahoo! News . OMG! Yahoo! OMG!

Like totally like oh mah gaaaawwd. It's like Yahoo's like latest entertainment site. Dude it's so key. Check it out. If you check it out, I'll be your BFF 4ev. If you don't you'll be like so lame I won't ... continued»

Jun 12, 2007 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

CELEBS, MUSINGS, Mainstream, NEWS, TECH, Yahoo!