If I'm Being Honest...: Archive

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May 1st

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LeBrainBoy's 420-Character Film Review: After.Life →

Neeson, a mortician w/a gift for speaking to the dead. Ricci, a fresh corpse unwilling to shuffle loose this mortal coil. Long, her boyfriend unconvinced of her passing. Intriguing concept. Flawed execution. Director Wojtowicz-Vosloo fumbles her handling of this atmospheric thriller’s central conceit; are Neeson’s subjects truly dead or are they still alive & he a murderous fiend...

Apr 29th

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LeBrainBoy's 420-Character Film Review: The... →

The story doesn’t always work, some plot points don’t hold up to scrutiny but, anchored by the always-amazing Olyphant, this otherwise grimly effective remake of Romero’s 1973 cult classic is a good-looking, satisfying surprise. Wisely stripping away the original’s overtly political footings frees director Eisner to find the appropriate tone from the first frame,...

Apr 28th

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LeBrainBoy's 420-Character Film Review: Apocalypto →

This astonishing action epic tells the story of Jaguar Paw, a 15th cent. Mesoamerican tribesman captured by marauding Mayas who must escape his captors & rescue his pregnant wife. Though the actors’ dialogue is in subtitled Maya, director Gibson nearly achieves the filmmaker’s dream, telling a story through imagery alone. That this is gripping drama as well as rousing...

Apr 26th

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LeBrainBoy's 420-Character Film Review: Teeth →

Writer/director Lichtenstein scores w/a black-as-pitch indie horror-comedy that construes as wholly literal the vagina dentata folk tale & uses the toothed vagina as a metaphor to explore blossoming womanhood, gender relations & sexual politics. Though not flawless, this well-written, well-acted new cult classic starring the terrific Weixler doesn’t shy away from gore...

Apr 25th

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LeBrainBoy's 420-Character Film Review: Astro Boy →

Takes every lesson Pixar taught other filmmakers about lovingly crafting top-shelf animation, constructing an involving, heartfelt storyline & producing a compelling viewing experience appealing to all ages, stomps them underfoot, lights them on fire & then pisses on the ashes. It’s hard even to imagine a greater misuse of talented voice actors, a more ineffective misfire or a work...

Apr 24th

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LeBrainBoy's 420-Character Film Review: Easy A →

Gluck directs a witty, pop culture-savvy teen comedy powered by a smart, literate script & fueled by Stone’s dynamic performance. Crafted using DNA from John Hughes’ oeuvre, this The Scarlet Letter-inspired film makes a charming complement to another perceptive, intelligent teen flick, 10 Things I Hate About You. A seasoned supporting cast, notably old pros Church, Clarkson &...

Apr 24th

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LeBrainBoy's 420-Character Film Review: Little... →

Despite Brittany Murphy’s irresistible adorableness as new producer on an Oprah/Maury-style talk show, her performance can’t salvage a film that doesn’t know on what topic it’s commenting. The trust we place in others’ honesty? Our privacy’s vulnerability in today’s technology-fueled world? The hypocrisy of “reality” television? More than...

Apr 24th

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LeBrainBoy's 420-Character Film Review: Grown Ups →

Sandler’s motivations for making this film w/his best friends are easy to understand, “Let’s take a paid vacation…on the studio’s dime! We’ll rent a lakeside lodge! We’ll play at a waterpark! We’ll hire hot actresses to ogle! We’ll make up a script; we’ll just riff on each other’s ideas! We don’t even have to act; we’ll...

Apr 24th

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LeBrainBoy's 420-Character Film Review: First... →

No Merlin. No Excalibur. No Morgan le Fay. No Mordred. Strip Arthurian Legend of mythology, of magic, indeed, sanitize the metaphor & all that remains is a soppy love triangle dressed in generic Renaissance Faire garb. An inane screenplay reimagines Arthur, Lancelot & Guinevere as conventional & dull & introduces a gratuitous, inferior villain. Gere embarrasses himself, Cross...

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Apr 17th

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Apr 16th

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LeBrainBoy's 420-Character Film Review: The Truth... →

Director Leirness trailed ex-Files alum Haglund for a year as he traveled the world interviewing persons from a variety of vocations (actors, doctors, scientists, talk show hosts), probing them for insights into the theoretical conspiracies encircling us daily. What’s revealed in the film are simply more questions than answers; but, also revealed is the value of analytical investigation...

Apr 16th

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