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Author Archives: Amber Goddard

The Wrestler

A close-up dive into one section of one man’s life that shows just what’s possible, movie-wise, when the right actor and the right director are in it for the love of the film.

Twilight

It sucked me in more than I thought it would, and for fans of the epic tragedy of melodramatic human/vampire love, this is a film for you.

Slumdog Millionaire

Haunting and happy all wrapped into one, this love story deserves all the praise it’s getting and more.

Burn After Reading

The Coens have delivered a superb follow up to their masterful No Country for Old Men by not even trying to do something similar.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

A decent venture into the world of Star Wars for the kids, The Clone Wars offers bad dialogue and subpar animation, but should hold the interest of younger viewers and is pretty harmless.

The Strangers

Finally, a makes you jump horror flick that didn’t originate in a much scarier version from Asia, The Stranger throws two likable people into a horrifying situation—plus there are masks.

The Happening

Nature turns mean, but not as mean as she could be in an R-rated movie, in this uneven wanna-be horror film.

WALL-E

Once again, Pixar has crafted an Oscar-worthy film in a genre a lot of people dismiss as kid’s stuff. No mere cartoon, WALL-E delivers on all levels AND packs in some pretty relevant statements on the state of the world to boot. Plus, it’s quite possibly the best love story of the year.