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Avatar Review Part II

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 12, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Since I’ve already written one Avatar review while I was sober, I decided to take a crack at part two of my “Defense Against Religious Environmentalism” (DARE) writeup whilst under the influence of at least half (if not more) of a bottle of fantastic Malbec from Argentina. If I can stumble through with a modicum of my original thesis under wraps, I’ll consider it a good week.

Avatar

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 6, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

Just to be clear, I’m not opposed to sentient, even highly-intelligent life on other planets living in harmony with nature and a tree Goddess. I can dig on aliens who say prayers over the animals they kill (hey, I’m part Native American, I get it). I understand foreign fauna who cry when they have to [...]

Cloverfield

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 21, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

If you’re wondering what Cloverfield is to American film making, you must look no further than YouTube to find out. It is the quintessence of what I’d like to humbly suggest calling a “meme film,” that is, a genre of film that takes from, utilizes–and is utilized by–the common media, containing both references to popular [...]

Gone Baby Gone

By jelewis8 ⋅ October 22, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Gone Baby Gone is the perfect crime movie from debut director Ben Affleck, a working class movie with more than its share of cynical wonderings and explosive excitement, with thoughtful moral commentary behind every frame.

Shoot ‘Em Up

By jelewis8 ⋅ October 1, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Shoot ‘Em Up is mindlessly silly and has next to nothing to say to contemporary America–but it’s loads of fun if you turn your brain off.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

By jelewis8 ⋅ September 24, 2007 ⋅ One comment

A kind of new Old West dichotomy that rethinks the mythology and historical vagaries of a legendary outlaw and killer…

Superbad

By jelewis8 ⋅ August 22, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Superbad is amazingly funny, despite its excess of dick jokes. Or maybe because of them. Either way, this film is a winner.

The Bourne Ultimatum

By jelewis8 ⋅ August 15, 2007 ⋅ One comment

The latest Bourne flick is the most entertaining of the trilogy, and the most solid. Damon is reliable, and the action is intense.

Tales From the Crypt Season Six

By jelewis8 ⋅ August 14, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Tales From the Crypt is about as scary as a televangelist (though the Crypt Keeper has notably worse hair, though better morals), but Season Six suffers from lackluster scripts and shows the series’ age.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

By jelewis8 ⋅ July 17, 2007 ⋅ 6 comments

The latest Harry Potter is heavy on talk and light on excitement. What once was mysterious has now become mundane.

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