Monthly Archives: July 2010
Inception: The spoiler free review
Everything they say about Inception, the new film from writer/director Christopher Nolan, is true. All of it. Even the negative stuff. It’s a film that goes as far as it wants, and it keeps you riveted for a sprawling 150 … Continue reading
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Character Study: Five Easy Pieces
Released in 1970, Five Easy Pieces is a film of it’s time, with a protagonist as difficult to like as he is fascinating to watch. Of course, from the poster you can tell this protagonist is played by Jack Nicholson, … Continue reading
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Harvey Pekar, 1939-2010
Underground comic writer and all around gloomy guy Harvey Pekar died this morning at his home in Cleveland. He was 70 years old. Pekar was a regular everyman working as a file clerk and collecting Jazz records, until a fateful … Continue reading
