Review: The Hurt Locker

Posted by Cynical Sarah on March 26, 2010

I’m finally starting to get around to watching some of the movies that were center stage at the Oscars. Might as well start with the big winner for the evening, best picture The Hurt Locker.

My initial feeling after the movie was over was that it was intense. Most movies will give you a break from the stress with a little humor break or just a break in the action. The Hurt Locker puts you on edge from the very first scene and the only break you get is at the end.

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The Assassination of Jesse James

Posted by Cynical Sarah on May 28, 2008

One of America’s most romanticized bad buys is Jesse James. He was the Robin Hood of the “Old West” age of the United States and has since become one of those larger than life historical figures.

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Transformers

Posted by Cynical Sarah on April 14, 2008

One of the biggest Saturday morning cartoons when I was a kid was the Transformers. I would have sworn on a stack of bibles that I’d watched that cartoon as a kid too, but when I sat down to watch the movie the other night, I didn’t remember any of the salient details beyond the [...]

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Posted by Cynical Sarah on February 10, 2008

A few months ago I happened to stumble upon an article about Johnny Depp taking on a role in a musical that was going to be directed by Tim Burton. It’s certainly not a surprise to see Depp and Burton teaming up for a project again, but I was surprised to see it was Sweeney Todd.

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