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Patti Cake$
There’s nothing like watching a movie about New Jersey in New Jersey. Well, not about New Jersey, so much as enveloped by New Jersey. Such…
Coming-of-Age Drama
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The Wackness
Rating: I had every intention of having this on in the background as I surfed and/or paid bills online. It was yet another film…
The Squid and the Whale
Rating: Writing family dysfunction is a film favorite. When it comes down to it, whose family isn’t dysfunctional? We all have a wealth of…
Lawn Dogs
Rating: The creepiest thing about this movie is the fact that it stars the little dead girl from under the bed in The Sixth…
Hurricane Streets
Rating: Gritty. Dramatic. And, as usual, somebody has to end up dead. Isn’t this basically the plot and outcome of every indie movie ever…
Everything Is Illuminated
Rating: Let me just start by saying that I loved this book. That pretty much sinks any chance that I’m going to like the…
Empire of the Sun
Rating: I’m completely ignorant about history. I think there was some war in the late 30’s and early 40’s, and I believe there were…
American Beauty
Rating: It’s still amazing to me that Kevin Spacey directed Albino Alligator, one of the worst movies ever made. Otherwise, this guy has been…
Almost Famous
Rating: Every guy (and most women) dreams at some point of standing on stage rockin’ out to thousands of adoring fans. Those of us…