Tag Archives: Drama

Russellmania was a fantastic day

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Steve

Matters are calming down enough for me to finally share with everybody some rather past-due stories, especially all the hype I pushed last month over Alamo’s first and hopefully not its last Russellmania. I won’t put a Roman numeral after … Continue reading →

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Robot & Frank: Worth Seeing

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Steve

Low-key SciFi seems to be the “in” thing lately but unlike Looper, Robot & Frank is a more light-hearted story set in the near future. It’s always great to see a movie made for adults too. What I reveal here … Continue reading →

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Summer of 1982 III: Rocky III

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Steve

The Summer of 1982 keeps on a rollin’ with this third installment about (coincidentally) the third Rocky movie which I watched without irony. Rocky III is a fairly important movie for several reasons: Despite Rocky II being rather conclusive, R3 … Continue reading →

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The Constant Gardner, the stench of manure – by Jose

Posted on September 3, 2005 by Steve

This movie was way too long. It was two hours and six minutes that felt like an eternity. This is the type of movie you have to be in the mood to see. It’s somewhat shocking and a little depressing. … Continue reading →

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Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside) – by Jose

Posted on September 3, 2005 by Steve

This movie was nominated for Best Foreign Film but it should have been nominated for Best Picture. While having a similar subject matter as Million Dollar Baby, the movie follows the real-life story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 30-year … Continue reading →

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