Monthly Archives: July 2011

Cowboys & Aliens

Posted on 7/30/2011 by reynolds

This is a movie about the most inefficient interstellar gold-mining operation ever conceived.

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Deathly Hallows Part 2

Posted on 7/19/2011 by Chris

More than any other movies, including those from the Pixar studio, the Harry Potter series is one I can only really watch through the eyes of my children. The publication span of the books almost exactly mirrors my older son’s … Continue reading →

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Movies about Labor

Posted on 7/12/2011 by Chris

I feel sure that there is already a thread on this topic but I can’t find it, even by typing in Matewan. So a short post about Made in Dagenham, mostly to say how much I disliked it. The movie … Continue reading →

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13 Assassins

Posted on 7/6/2011 by Chris

Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins is set in the middle of the 19th century, as the age of the samurai became unsustainable, and the clash of its values with those of modern politics rendered the former more quaint than noble. Of … Continue reading →

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The Trip / Steve Coogan: She Was Only Sixteen

Posted on 7/5/2011 by mauer

Loved this. I never imagined they’d try to make make a sequel to Tristram Shandy – or rather Coogan/Winterbottom’s film version of it – yet here it is, much more casual, charming and enjoyable. Rob Brydon – a guy I … Continue reading →

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Transfo… ah, the hell with that — The Unjust

Posted on 7/3/2011 by reynolds

I did see the latest Baypalooza, notable only for being somewhat more visually coherent than the last two robots-bashing-robots films. Alas, that’s still only about 3 or 4% overall coherence. It was reasonably entertaining; the 7-year-old with me was itchy … Continue reading →

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