“Flicks for Kicks” is a category I will update at the beginning of every week from now on. What is this category, you ask? Well, this category gives me a chance to chat about the movies I saw over the weekend. Once again, these are not formal reviews. Up first: “REVOLUTIONARY ROAD…” Kate Winslet. Leonardo [...]
Continue reading …Before I begin, I’d like to let everyone know that I am not attempting to write formally with these blog entries. So, that’s why this blog comes across as a random rant most of the time. Just a heads up. Now, without further ado, here are my initial thoughts on the 2009 Oscar nominations… First, [...]
Continue reading …By Sam Watermeier swatermeier@hilite.org “I finish things. That’s what I do,” Walt Kowalski, the belligerent codger at the center of “Gran Torino,” says threateningly. Clint Eastwood, the actor behind this character, is also finishing something: his amazing acting career. And with the fantastic “Gran Torino,” he ends it gracefully. Eastwood also goes behind the camera, [...]
Continue reading …By Sam Watermeier Although my colleague, Mitch Ringenberg and I compiled a list of the five best films of the year earlier this month, I’d like to present my own full Top 10 list as it represents a tradition withheld by all film critics. I have yet to see some of the major contenders (“Frost/Nixon,” “The Wrestler,” “Revolutionary [...]
Continue reading …Everyone needs to chill out over “The Dark Knight.” Yes, it is a great movie and yes, it transcends the comic book genre. Unfortunately, though, people have talked it to death. I find myself tired of it by now when I try to watch it on DVD and I know I am not the only one. [...]
Continue reading …With a new president and changing government, we present the top five political films, as well as a soon-to-be classic “W.” may well be the best film of the year. However, it is only one of many great political based movies in film history. Here are some more political films worth watching to celebrate this [...]
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