Tag: Romance

Movie Review: The Lobster

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Drama/Comedy/Romance, 118 Minutes, 2015

Remember the pain of the last time you were dumped? That feeling of betrayal and loss? How you’d mope around the house until the police came to take you to The Hotel where, if you didn’t find a suitable mate in 45 days, you’d be turned into the animal of your choice and let loose in the woods?

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Movie Review: Her

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“Her” on IMDBIMDB, Her

Sci-fi/Drama/Romance/Comedy, 126 Minutes, 2013

After starting it, I was instantly convinced that I would love this movie. I also instantly regretted waiting so long to see it. In some cases my initial reaction is wrong. The movie squanders it, tosses it away, and I feel betrayed. In this case it somehow just kept getting better.

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Movie Review: One Day

IMDB, One Day“One Day” on IMDB

Romance/Drama, 107 Minutes, 2011

It’s a high concept kissy-face movie! With the ups and the downs, and the highs and the lows, and the will-theys and the won’t-theys! There’s smoochin’ as well, lots of it, but this is a serious kissy-face movie, not a laughy kissy-face movie, so there’s some sad stuff too.

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Movie Review: Love & Teleportation

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Romance/Sci-Fi, 92 Minutes, 2013

[Disclosure: This was screened at the request of the filmmakers. No other considerations were made.]

Why hello there sir, a moment of your time – a mere moment! Now sir, what if I told you that there’s a no budget movie – yes, no budget at all – that’s actually good? Even really good? Yes sir, you’d call me crazy!

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Movie Review: The Fault in Our Stars

IMDB, The Fault in Our Stars“The Fault in Our Stars” on IMDB

Drama/Romance, 126 Minutes, 2014

Cancer kids have cancer. They have each other too, but they still have lots and lots of cancer. This isn’t that TV cancer that doesn’t actually do anything. This is the real kind that leaves you all tubed and tired and sweaty and gross.

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Movie Review: Safety Not Guaranteed

IMDB, Safety Not Guaranteed“Safety Not Guaranteed” on IMDB

Comedy/Drama/Romance, 86 Minutes, 2012

When you’re planning a trip to the past you need to be prepared. You need to make sure that your equipment is at peak condition. You need to make sure that you’re well supplied. You also need to have a partner.

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Movie Review: A Few Best Men

“A Few Best Men” on IMDBIMDB, A Few Best Men

Comedy, 97 Minutes, 2011

English boy meets Australian girl on vacation and they fall in love. Throwing caution to the wind they decide to get married in a few short days. She flies home to plan, he flies home to collect his three best friends who will do their damnedest to ruin his life.

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Movie Review: Walk of Shame

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Comedy, 95 Minutes, 2014

Meghan is a straight-laced local news anchor. When she’s turned down for a national job her friends convince her to hit the clubs and let it all hang out. After drinking too much, meeting a nice guy and heading back to his place she finds out that a) she’s still up for the job if she can get to work on time, b) that along with much of her dignity she’s also lost her money and her car and c) that she has no idea where in the hell she is.

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