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Godzilla -2014-
Directed by Gareth Edwards. 123 mins. Worth my time? Yes. (Seen at Arclight Hollywood) This film is the best totally unnecessary franchise reboot since 2012’s surprisingly good Rise of the Planet of...
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Transcendence -2014-
Directed by Wally Pfister. 119 mins. Worth my time? No. (Seen at Arclight Hollywood) This film pissed me off both because of its poor quality and because its poor box-office performance is gonna scare...
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Under the Skin -2014-
Directed by Jonathan Glazer. 108 mins. Worth my time? No. (Seen at Arclight Hollywood) Earlier tonight I had to decide whether to see a free screening of Jim Jarmusch’s upcoming Only Lovers Left Alive...
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Starship Troopers -1997-
Directed by Paul Verhoeven. 129 mins. Worth my time? Yes. (Seen at Arclight Hollywood) While waiting for the screening to start, some dingus behind me remarked, “Starship Troopers is my favorite...
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The Thing -1982-
Directed by John Carpenter. 109 mins. Worth my time? Yes. (Seen at Arclight Hollywood) John Carpenter’s The Thing is probably my all-time favorite movie. In a career chock-full of amazing movies...
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Slaughterhouse Five -1972-
Directed by George Roy Hill. 104 mins. Worth my time? Yes. (Watched on DVD) A nutty, nearly-great piece of New Hollywood. I somehow made it through fours years of UC Berkeley without reading Kurt...
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World War Z -2013-
Directed by Marc Forster. 116 mins. Worth my time? Yes. (Seen for free at AMC Promenade 16) Considering that its production was plagued with more clusterfucks than Heaven’s Gate, I’m struck that World...
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After Earth -2013-
As opposed to what, leaving Earth for no reason whatsoever? Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. 100 mins. Worth my time? Aw, hell naw! (Seen with a friend at United Artists Berkeley 7) Hey team, sorry I...
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Oblivion -2013-
Directed by Joseph Kosinski. 124 mins. Worth my time? No. (Seen at Arclight Hollywood) I’ll concede that Oblivion is a really nice-looking film. The visuals are a big step up from Joseph Kosinski’s...
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The Andromeda Strain -1971-
Directed by Robert Wise. 130 mins. Worth my time? Yes. (Watched on DVD) Whoa, this was a pretty remarkable piece of science fiction. Robert Wise made a bold move in directing such a close adaptation...
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