Posts Tagged ‘5/5 stars’
Movie Reviews: 127 Hours
127 Hours (In Some Theaters– Coming Soon to DVD) Based on the true story of Aron Ralston– A young outdoorsman is trapped when a falling boulder crushes his hand. After 5 days alone in the crevasse, he must take desperate measures in order to survive. 2010, Starring James Franco, Directed by Danny Boyle. Nominated for [...]
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Summer Movie Review!
Since I’ve been pretty bad about keeping up with this blog recently, I feel like I need to do justice to some of my favorite movies of the summer. People have been complaining about the quality of the movies this summer and the drop in Box Office revenue. Hello– maybe it’s because by May, theaters [...]
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Tags: 4.5/5 stars, 4/5 stars, 5/5 stars, 8: The Mormon Proposition, Despicable Me, Going the Distance, Inception, Knight and Day, Please Give, Summer Movies, The Other Guys, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Toy Story 3
Book Review: Persepolis
PERSEPOLIS (the book) The Complete Persepolis is the autobiographical graphic novel of Marjane Satrapi depicting her childhood during the Islamic Revolution in Iran, her young adult life when her parents her send her away to be safe in Austria, her return to Iran and finally her self-exile to France in her 20s. The original book [...]
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Mini Review: Sicko
SICKO (On DVD) Before Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore made a groundbreaking documentary on American health care (before the reform, of course). This doc compares the U.S. system to systems across the world– Canada, Britain, France– and accounts the horrors and injustices of the American system. 2007, Produced, Directed and Written by Michael Moore. [...]
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THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE (On DVD) Based on the award-winning novel by Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler’s Wife delves into the timeless romance of a woman and her husband who is lost in time. (2009, Starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana). Last summer I read The Time Traveler’s Wife while I was in Spain and, [...]
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The Museum of Science and Industry and Millennium Park reviews…
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Mini Reviews: Invictus
Bottom Line: Inspiring, riveting, best film I’ve seen in 2009. 5/5 stars.
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Book Review: Me 2.0
Bottom Line: It’s the 21st century—welcome to the digital age. It’s time that you read Me 2.0. 5/5 stars.
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