Director: Charlie Kaufman (directorial debut, but one of the greatest writers ever)
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman (25th Hour, Patch Adams)
Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich, Out of Sight)
YesNoSoso: 2
I'm gonna give this one the literal YesNoSoso 2, meaning I want to watch it again, but not because it I was so enthralling. Don't get me wrong, I was thoroughly entertained by the typical Kaufman quirkiness but this one was even stranger than some of his previous works. All his movies have required AT LEAST a second viewing for me to fully appreciate them and I'm sure Synecdoche, New York is no different. As with all his movies, there is still an impressive amount of detail, with no lack of wit and PSH is amazing as always.
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5/11/09
Apocalypto (2006)
Director: Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Last Temptation of Christ)
Stars: Rudy Youngblood (nothing else really)
nobody else really
YesNoSoso: 2
This movie blew me away. Say what you will about Mel Gibson and his antisemitism, the man understands plot development (shout out to Matt and Trey for that one). Mel Gibson basically took the "chase" genre down to its most simplistic and humanistic form and wrapped it around a period piece looking at the breakdown of the Mayan civilization. One of the best movies I've seen in a while.
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Stars: Rudy Youngblood (nothing else really)
nobody else really
YesNoSoso: 2
This movie blew me away. Say what you will about Mel Gibson and his antisemitism, the man understands plot development (shout out to Matt and Trey for that one). Mel Gibson basically took the "chase" genre down to its most simplistic and humanistic form and wrapped it around a period piece looking at the breakdown of the Mayan civilization. One of the best movies I've seen in a while.
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5/4/09
Black Snake Moan (2006)
Director: Craig Brewer (Hustle and Flow, nothing else I've heard of)
Stars: Samuel L Jackson (Jungle Love, Snakes on a Plane)
Christina Ricci (Buffalo 66, That Darn Cat!)
YesNoSoso: 2
This movie flew completely under the radar. I barely remember it being released other than it being an awesome movie title and starring Justin Timberlake. Its actually very good; its got tons of blues music (most actually sung by Samuel L Jackson) and Christina Ricci chained to a radiator (she has one of the greatest bodies on earth). Definitely worth checking out.
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Stars: Samuel L Jackson (Jungle Love, Snakes on a Plane)
Christina Ricci (Buffalo 66, That Darn Cat!)
YesNoSoso: 2
This movie flew completely under the radar. I barely remember it being released other than it being an awesome movie title and starring Justin Timberlake. Its actually very good; its got tons of blues music (most actually sung by Samuel L Jackson) and Christina Ricci chained to a radiator (she has one of the greatest bodies on earth). Definitely worth checking out.
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Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)
Director: Fuminori Kizaki (Afro Samurai)
Stars: Samuel L Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Deep Blue Sea)
Lucy Liu (Kill Bill: Volume 1, Charlie's Angels)
YesNoSoso: 2
It's just as good as the first Afro Samurai. I've said it before and I'll say it again: if the title alone doesn't make you want to see it, you're reading the wrong movie blog. If knowing it stars Samuel L Jackson as the voice of Afro and that the music is done by RZA doesn't make you GZA in your pants a little bit, close the browser and open up perezhilton.com. That is all.
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Stars: Samuel L Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Deep Blue Sea)
Lucy Liu (Kill Bill: Volume 1, Charlie's Angels)
YesNoSoso: 2
It's just as good as the first Afro Samurai. I've said it before and I'll say it again: if the title alone doesn't make you want to see it, you're reading the wrong movie blog. If knowing it stars Samuel L Jackson as the voice of Afro and that the music is done by RZA doesn't make you GZA in your pants a little bit, close the browser and open up perezhilton.com. That is all.
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