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A Goofy Movie
Posted on 28. Mar, 2012 by Bran Rainey.
If someone told you that there was a Goof Troop movie, would you expect much more than a made-for-TV cash-in? Surprisingly, this movie is more than that. Yeah, it’s a goofy cartoon (get it?) with tons of slapstick, but it never forgets to include the undercurrent of drama required to maintain your attention for the running time.
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Adventureland
Posted on 21. Mar, 2012 by Bran Rainey.
Where Superbad tried to be a straight comedy with only small dramatic elements to keep it afloat, Adventureland tries to do the opposite. In this, the film is fairly successful.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Posted on 15. Mar, 2012 by Bran Rainey.
The two parts of Deathly Hallows are pretty good. Not incredible, but none of the Potter series was really incredible anyway. They’re just fun.
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Lost and Delirious
Posted on 08. Mar, 2012 by Bran Rainey.
If you’ve read other reviews from me, you might have noticed that I have a thing for heavily flawed movies that manage to still be good. This is one of those movies.
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Money can’t buy happiness
Posted on 03. Mar, 2012 by Bran Rainey.
According to psychology, the age-old aphorism “money can’t buy happiness” is actually true… after a certain point. It is definitely true that the extremely poor are unhappy, since they can’t even satisfy their base needs, but once a person gets enough money to survive the line gets blurrier.
