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Words by Waverly Loyd Some things just write themselves. But this got me thinking… everyone has their guilty pleasure movies. Their “hear me out” movies. These are movies that in the cinephile world, you know you would get a 60-second head start after confessing your love for them. Seriously though, why are most movie reviewers pretentious a*sholes? Y’all remind

The New Norm for Valentine’s Date Nights

Words by Kaili Cochran As Valentine’s Day approaches, let’s talk about how the definition of date night has been redefined by the popularity and convenience of streaming services and social media. What once was dinner and a movie is now at-home-cooking and streaming.  In 2020, when COVID-19 had

Hugo Movie Review

November 23, 2011
Photographer: James Schlefstein Make Up Stylist: LaTavia Dawson Models: Natalie Hartford & Lauren Ashenden by Rick Grant Martin Scorsese’s homage to the early pioneers of film is a cinematic masterwork. It’s told through the eyes of an orphan boy, Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield). Set in Paris, France in 1930, Scorsese’s

J. Edgar Movie Review

November 17, 2011
by Rick Grant Like a 1940s movie, Clint Eastwood cleverly created a slow, but evenly moving character study of a sexually conflicted man, who singlehandedly built the FBI into a major law-enforcement organization. He did this by his audacious personality and belief that if the Bureau was to be respected,

Jax Film Fest – review

November 2, 2011
by Faith Bennett At the closing awards ceremony for the Jax Film Fest last Sunday evening, Film Fest director, Warren Skeels mentioned Jacksonville as a city that “Could’ve been Hollywood.” Brilliant documentaries and fresh narratives as well as dozens of shorts were brought to this city from all over the

Real Steel Movie Review

October 11, 2011
by Rick Grant According to this scenario, in the future, (2025) the global population will tire of watching two humans slug it out in boxing matches. Then, as they age, they suffer from pugilistic dementia and die. In 2025, the new kick is anything-goes robot boxing, featuring giant robots controlled

Dolphin Tale Movie Review

September 30, 2011
Wall Murals – Shaun Thurston Doug Eng in studio Doug Eng – Laura Street by Rick Grant This movie oozes gushing sentimentality. And yes, I’m a sucker for these warm and fuzzy family films. I say why not go to the movies to be uplifted by the love of an

50/50 Movie Review

September 30, 2011
by Rick Grant This movie maintains a fine balance between comedy and drama, effectively orchestrated by director Jonathan Levine with a screenplay by Will Reiser. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Adam, a writer who pens scripts for radio. He’s laid-back and happy with his girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard). His best

Driver Movie Review

September 23, 2011
by Rick Grant In this arty approach to a heist movie, Ryan Gosling plays Driver, a movie stunt driver and freelance getaway driver for big time heists. Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn uses silent space effectively to establish Driver’s deeply seeded darkness smoldering under his facade of quiet observation. The

Drive Movie Review

September 23, 2011
by Rick Grant In this arty approach to a heist movie, Ryan Gosling plays Driver, a movie stunt driver and freelance getaway driver for big time heists. Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn uses silent space effectively to establish Driver’s deeply seeded darkness smoldering under his facade of quiet observation. The

Moneyball Movie Review

September 23, 2011
by Rick Grant The premise of this scenario is: Can a small market team, like the Oakland A’s, compete with the deep pockets of the New York Yankees? Money talks and gets the star players. Ah yes, but perhaps, with a genius economics’ wiz from Yale, Peter Brand (Jonah Hill)

Contagion Movie Review

September 9, 2011
by Rick Grant The movie opens with Day 2 on the screen. “Wait, what happened to Day 1?” I thought. Relax, it’s referenced later in the film explaining how Beth (Paltrow) got infected by the previously unknown virus. The story unfolds much like a documentary, with characters coming in and
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