Category Archives: Movies

Emotional Intensity in the films of Mike Leigh

Posted on 2011/10/25 by chaircrusher

We watched Mike Leigh’s newest film “Another Year” and then last night watched “High Hopes”, and I realized how many of his movies I’ve seen without trying to be complete-ist, and how much each of them sticks with me long … Continue reading →

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“One Day Like Rain” — Worst SF Movie Ever?

Posted on 2010/01/07 by chaircrusher

I was trolling through the ‘watch instantly’ selections on Netflix the other night, and started watching “One Day Like Rain” (official site), and made it past half way before giving up.  This isn’t Plan 9 From Outer Space bad, it’s … Continue reading →

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Brittany Murphy — The Lesser Known Movies

Posted on 2009/12/21 by chaircrusher

So, writing about a movie star when they die isn’t exactly my thing, but Brittany Murphy dying got to me. And I wouldn’t write about it at all except that through random trolling for movies with Melissa, I saw a … Continue reading →

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“Iris” — a movie not quite as good as people seemed to think in 2001…

Posted on 2009/10/13 by chaircrusher

I watched this the other night, and I found it … puzzling? It seems like alternating scenes — old lady losing her mind, kate winslet gets naked, rinse and repeat. Alzheimers, boobs, Alzheimers, boobs… but though I got what they … Continue reading →

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Bad Movie Night – “The Children of Huang Shi”

Posted on 2009/08/04 by chaircrusher

We watched this the other night, and it’s a complete piece of crap, but honestly I loved every minute of it. It’s about an Englishman, George Hogg, who was in China during the Japanese invasion before World War II, who … Continue reading →

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Insane Movie: “Nothing Personal”

Posted on 2009/07/06 by chaircrusher

Nothing Personal is on Encore, and it’s fucking insane. The description in the tv guide: “Donald Sutherland and Suzanne Somers vs. a giant corporation killing baby seals.” With a tagline like that how can you resist? And if that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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The Awfulness of Religion-driven Art

Posted on 2009/06/03 by chaircrusher

The other night I watched, beginning to end the movie Faith Like Potatoes. It’s based on a ‘true’ story of a farmer who leaves Zambia for South Africa, and how he becomes a lay Evangelical preacher. I liked the setting … Continue reading →

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