Monthly Archives: April 2013

Virtuosity (Review)

Posted on April 30, 2013 by OGR

The central premise of Virtuosity is ridiculous. In the future police are trained in virtual reality situations based versus characters constructed to have the traits and characteristics of real criminals. Actually it doesn’t sound that far fetched, maybe it’s just … Continue reading →

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The Mask (Review)

Posted on April 29, 2013 by OGR

Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) finds a mask. A magic one. A mask that enables him to shake loose of his inhibitions and perform superheroesque and cartoonish feats with all the confidence that he would never ordinarily have. Ipkiss goes from … Continue reading →

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People Under the Stairs Discography – A Musical Timeline

Posted on April 27, 2013 by OGR

Like Outkast before them, People Under the Stairs – PUTS from here out – flourished for many years unbeknownst to me. And like Outkast I have done everything in my power to spread the gospel after my belated and embarrassing … Continue reading →

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Tyrannosaur (Review)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by OGR

Joseph (Peter Mullan) has struggled to keep his temper since he lost his wife. The constant drinking and dim world view doesn’t help, neither does the fact that in the housing project in which he resides the locals are just … Continue reading →

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Hit and Run (Review)

Posted on April 25, 2013 by OGR

Ladies and gents, welcome to a new era in R Rated comedy, influenced by PC and moral decency, while retaining the smut, profanity and casual geriatric nudity that we have come to expect from such films. While I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Holy Man (Review)

Posted on April 23, 2013 by OGR

I guarantee you the script for Holy Man sat on a shelf for years until they decided to try to milk a few more bucks from Eddie Murphy’s tiring carcass. Ironically though it is Eddie’s phoned in performance that dooms … Continue reading →

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Reindeer Games (Review)

Posted on April 22, 2013 by OGR

Reindeer Games opens with a montage of dead Santas and closes several illogical events that create dead brain cells. And in between Charlize Theron gets her top off. Twice. The film revolves around deliberate mistaken identity and a continual lack … Continue reading →

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Species Quadrilogy Review

Posted on April 20, 2013 by OGR

Species has already been written and imagined a million times. And I’m not referring to Lifeforce or Star Trek or Return of the Jedi with the gold bikini. I’m talking about in the mind of every teenage boy to have … Continue reading →

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Oblivion (Review)

Posted on April 19, 2013 by OGR

Oblivion and Tom Cruise share a lot of similarities. They are both shiny and expensive looking, with pleasing exteriors. They are also largely charisma free, chock full of manufactured emotion and ultimately will only appeal to the easily pleased. Oblivion … Continue reading →

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Sunshine (Review)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by OGR

In the not too distant future our Sun needs a pick-me-up. The Earth doctors prescribe one dose of several mega-ton bomb. That oughta do it. Unfortunately the ship laden with both bomb and crew, the Icarus, never made it. Enter … Continue reading →

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