Man of Steel in Hindsight

A lot has happened since Man of Steel hit theaters in July. First, I wrote my review of the film, or stream of consciousness, rather. Then, it was announced that Ben Affleck would be playing Batman in the Superman/Batman team-up movie (which I alluded to in my “The Ideal Justice League” article). Then, of course, there was the Batfleck rebellion, where nerds wrote dirty tweets, blogs, and articles of disapproval toward the casting choice.

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Melancholia 2011 Movie Review

The 2011 Cannes Film Festival crowd pleaser, "Melancholia", is Lars Von Trier's (Dancer in the Dark and Dogville) follow-up to 2009's horrific "Antichrist." Like "Antichrist" its main focus is visually expressing extreme emotions. "Antichrist" was essentially a horror film dealing with loss and a broken marriage. "Melancholia" is a science fiction film dealing with depression and the beginning of a marriage. Kirsten Dunst (Spiderman Trilogy and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) headlines an amazing cast that includes Charlotte Gainsbourg (The Science of Sleep), Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys), and Alexander Skarsgard (HBO's True Blood).

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Drive 2011 Movie Review

Denmark's Nicolas Winding Refn (Pusher Trilogy and Bronson) directs this Hossein Amini screenplay based on James Sallis's book "Drive." "Drive" follows a Hollywood stuntman/Mechanic by day, criminal getaway driver by night, played by Ryan Gosling (The Notebook and Lars and the Real Girls). Gosling's character is a quite tough guy that tends to keep to himself until he meets his neighbor, played by Carey Mulligan (Never Let Me Go and An Education), and finds himself caring deeply about her families well being. "Drive" world premiered at Cannes 2011 to rave reviews followed by it's North American premiere at TIFF 2011 a few days before it's wide release.

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Beastly Movie Review

The movie Beastly is a modern take of the classic story Beauty and the Beast.  Starring I Am Number Four’s Alex Pettyfer, High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens, How I Met Your Mother’s Neil Patrick Harris and Mary-Kate Olsen, this is a cute spin of the story that we all know and love.

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