The Secret of Kells

By Jonathan on November 20, 2010 11:26 AM | No Comments
The Secret of Kells (2009) (trailer) ★★★★✩ (PS3 Netflix Instant) :Unique animation highlights this sweet story of a young monk learning the scribe trade, exploring the outdoors, meeting a wood fairy named Aisling and defending knowledge from the vicious marauding barbarians. He needs to finish the famouse Book Of Kells. A10.2 and I really enjoyed this, and the style was unforgettable.
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Up

By Jonathan on November 1, 2010 10:10 AM | No Comments

Up (trailer) ★★★★✩(PS3 Netflix Instant) : Really sweet animation about an old guy (voiced by Ed Asner) going for an adventure that he should have gone on with his wife before she passed away. The reflective scenes of a life well lived completely choked me up.

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Movin' on out

By Jonathan on February 2, 2007 9:51 AM | No Comments
In case you hadn't noticed, I haven't been updating this blog. I'm doing all my movie & book reviews on my Vox blog, A Trifle One-Sided, and I'll be bringing over the reviews from here and posting them there over time. Hope to see you over there!

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

By Jonathan on October 15, 2006 9:02 PM | No Comments
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room *** (dvd) : It was an okay documentary about an incredibly grotesque subject - the overarching greed of the "smartest guys". The book I read (not this one) was better, and I thought the visuals were too flashy for the story it was trying to tell.

Out of Sight

By Jonathan on October 14, 2006 9:04 PM | No Comments
Out of Sight (1998) *** (cable) : Steven Soderbergh does Elmore Leonard with some very good looking actors. Fun movie, very light but both Clooney and Lopez pulled off their rolls with aplomb.

King Kong

By Jonathan on October 4, 2006 10:13 AM | No Comments
King Kong (2005) *** (dvd) : Solid if overlong adaptation of the classic. If I did half stars, this would go to 3 1/2. It was good, Jack Black was great and the special effects marvelous.

Valiant

By Jonathan on September 16, 2006 9:35 AM | No Comments
Valiant (2005) *** (cable) : A solid kids animated film about a small pigeon become a hero in the RAF Homing Pigeon Service. Great voice acting and the girls really had a grand time with it.
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