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World War Z review: mutated Hollywood ebola

Wed, Jun 19, 2013
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Has no guts of any kind: it has absolutely nothing to say, and it takes a long, dull, circuitous route to get to that nothing.

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in which movies is it completely obvious that the entire cast is having a ball?

Mon, Jun 17, 2013
30 comments

The one that comes instantly to mind for me is Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven…

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I love this World War Z poster

Sat, Jun 01, 2013
9 comments

I love how it puts you right in the middle of the action, puts you right there with Brad Pitt in the helicopter gazing out over the zombie apocalypse. Brilliant.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jan 12-18 2013

Sun, Jan 20, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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Killing Them Softly (review)

Tue, Nov 27, 2012
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Turns a dark mirror on crime mythology to reflect a startling, unflattering image of America.

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World War Z (trailer)

Mon, Nov 12, 2012
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This appears to bear little resemblance to Max Brooks’ novel. Which sucks for us.

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a keen observation about a Green Lantern buttshot cover (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, Oct 25, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Killing Them Softly (trailer)

Mon, Sep 24, 2012
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Enjoy some badass Brad Pitt set to some badass Johnny Cash.

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Avengers has the first $200 million opening weekend in North America (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon, May 07, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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The Artist will have a good night (and other Oscar predictions)

Sat, Feb 25, 2012
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Here’s an at-a-glance look at my picks for tomorrow night’s Academy Awards…

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