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Bradley Cooper

Homer Simpson reveals the truth about the famous Oscars selfie

Wed, Mar 05, 2014
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That bastard Bradley Cooper. He had us all fooled with his Mr. Nice Guy routine. No more.

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the best selfie ever: Ellen DeGeneres and Bradley Cooper (and celebrity photobombers) at the Oscars

Mon, Mar 03, 2014
25 comments

We see a lot of insincerity at events like the Oscars, but everyone in this photo looks like they’re genuinely having a good time.

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my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards

Mon, Mar 03, 2014
4 comments

Winners are indicated. I got 16/24. Pretty good, if I may say so myself.

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American Hustle review: the humor, it burns

Fri, Dec 13, 2013
7 comments

Bursting with insanely engaging characters who are impossibly real and impossibly ridiculous whose stories you don’t ever want to end.

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American Hustle trailer: David O. Russell has a new movie! David O. Russell has a new movie!

Wed, Oct 16, 2013
1 comment

I don’t even care what it’s about, I’m there.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Aug 31-Sep 06 2013

Sat, Sep 07, 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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The Hangover Part III review: get pissed

Fri, May 24, 2013
19 comments

It’s like they realized they never should have made a sequel, so for Part III, they didn’t even bother to make a Hangover movie at all…

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please can Derek Cianfrance not get sucked up by the Hollywood machine (The Place Beyond the Pines review)

Tue, Apr 09, 2013
12 comments

My heart is so heavy after this film. So heavy with this film.

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The Place Beyond the Pines (trailer)

Tue, Mar 19, 2013
2 comments

Ryan Gosling. He drives. Again.

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the 85th Academy Award nominees

Tue, Feb 12, 2013
4 comments

With links to my reviews. I’ll be adding reviews of the last few films I haven’t yet covered between now and the Oscars.

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