I’ve fallen woefully behind in my movie reviews, so I’m not gonna waste any time – let’s jump right in. Since this is going to be a very long post, I thought I would list the ones that I reviewed up front so you can decide which ones you want to read. They range from [...]
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Movie catch-up time
June 24th, 2009 
Chris Doelle 
Posted in Entertainment, Movie Reviews & TV 
Tags: film, film review, movie, movie review, Taken, Terminator Salvation, The Hangover, Up, Year One 
No Comments »A Better Tarantino
April 14th, 2009 Chris Doelle Don’t get me wrong. I do love me some old Tarantino – not trash like Death Proof, but good stuff like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. He will be the first to admit though that all of his inspiration for those films comes from great directors like John Woo and films like Ying hung boon [...]
A “Real” surprise
March 23rd, 2009 Chris Doelle Most films are easy to peg. Sometimes the title, maybe the poster, and certainly a trailer, provides clues as to what you have in store. Every once in awhile however, you come across a film that is nothing at all like you imagined. Lars and the Real Girl is just such a film. The story [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews & TV Tags: film, lars, lars and the real girl, movie review, movies, real doll, review No Comments »Men (& Women) worth Watching
March 12th, 2009 Chris Doelle Okay, so the pun in the post title is a groaner… but the film Watchmen is not. I really enjoyed the heck out of the film despite never having been a fan of the graphic novel. I had numerous opportunities to read it through, but each time was put off by the sheer volume of [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Movie Reviews & TV Tags: film, heroes, movies, rating, review, rorschach, the comedian, the watchmen 1 Comment »Eastwood: 78, going on ageless
January 31st, 2009 Chris Doelle Gran Torino is another film that I really hadn’t heard much about – funny how that happens when you turn off your satellite and cable. I kinda dig not seeing all the previews. When you think about it – most of the time, the previews either show all the good parts of a movie or [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Movie Reviews & TV Tags: clint eastwood, film, gran torino, racism No Comments »It may not be fake, but it’s not good television either
January 22nd, 2009 Chris Doelle My friend Tony shared this with me and after viewing the online clips – this seems like a good idea with very poor execution. The “experts” are campy and fake, and the writing is juvenile. I think I’ll pass. thatsnotfake.com
Posted in Entertainment, Movie Reviews & TV Tags: film, martin mull, television, that's not fake, Video 1 Comment »A visual and entertainment treat
October 27th, 2008 Chris Doelle Occasionally you decide to watch a movie that you had no intention of ever seeing – that was the case recently with Speed Racer. The previews left me convinced that I would never feel the urge to watch it – heck, I never even liked the cartoon. The over-the-top graphics and cheesy clips in the [...]
Posted in Business & Money, Movie Reviews & TV Tags: film, movie, review, speed racer, wachowski brothers 1 Comment »Massillon Schmassillon
September 25th, 2008 Chris Doelle Sometimes when you review a movie, you have to take your own beliefs out of it – this is just such a case. Go Tigers! is the story of high school football in Massillon, Ohio. It chronicles the 1999 season, but the subtext is the city and its passion for high school football. Being a [...]
High time to rate a classis
May 10th, 2004 Chris Doelle I watched the film High Noon last night for the first time. I have been a Gary Cooper fan since Pride of the Yankees (arguably the best movie ever… okay, I might be the only one arguing, but it is a good film.) The film was revolutionary in its day as the movie ran almost [...]
March 15th, 2004 Chris Doelle On Pennie’s recommendation, I watched Under the Tuscan Sun starring Diane Lane. I have always loved Diane Lane who is one of the finest actresses in the business but either is picky about roles or just doesn’t get offered enough. SPOILER ALERT: If you intend to watch this film, do NOT read on until you [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews & TV Tags: diane lane, film, movie review, under the tuscan sun No Comments »
