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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
2008 | Sci-Fi
5
5.2 (9 Ratings)
Movie Rating
2008 re-make/re-imagining of the 1951 original, with Keanu Reeves - who I felt would be perfect for this role - playing the alien Kla'atu.

Unfortunately, the majority of the film is slow and plodding, with no real connection between Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, with a (very young) Jaden Smith playing a kid who just deserves a good slapping, and with the anti-war stance of the original replaced with an environmental message instead (that's neither good nor bad, just an observation).

One that I may watch on TV if nothing else on, but not one I would be going out of my way to look for or even make time to sit down and view.
  
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MusicCritics (472 KP) rated '8' by Incubus in Music

Sep 21, 2017  
'8' by Incubus
'8' by Incubus
2017 | Indie, Rock
Too many songs get halfway there, starting promisingly, then petering out quickly. Both “Familiar Faces” and “Glitterbomb” squander guitarist Mike Einziger’s earworm intros, building something bland around the bright
Critic- A.V Music
Original Score: 5 out of 10

Read Review: https://music.avclub.com/charly-bliss-the-black-angels-incubus-and-more-in-th-1798288194
  
Super Size Me (2004)
Super Size Me (2004)
2004 | Comedy, Documentary, Drama
There is a funny, revealing sequence in which Mr. Spurlock goes to several McDonald's restaurants in search of posters and handouts with nutritional information and discovers that they are difficult to find
Critic- A. O Scott
Original Score: 7 out of 10

Read Review: http://movies2.nytimes.com/2004/05/07/movies/07SUPE.html
  
Upstream Color (2013)
Upstream Color (2013)
2013 | Drama, Mystery, Romance
There isn’t much dialogue in “Upstream Color,” and what there is of it is often misleading or indirect. What I discern here is the work of a unique visual stylist and collage artist who’s creating obsessive-compulsive allegorical puzzles
  
Sonic Advance
Sonic Advance
Platform
Sega's GBA development team pulled out a wonderful handheld title...it covers every possible base on system: it's graphically excellent, it sounds great, it puts the link cable features to outstanding use
Critic- Craig Harris
Original Score: 9.1 out of 10

Read Review: http://uk.ign.com/articles/2002/02/05/sonic-advance-review
  
Best in Show (2000)
Best in Show (2000)
2000 | Comedy
Blue-ribbon acting from both the four- and two-legged performers distinguishes this film, in which writer-director Christopher Guest proves once again just how good he is at ferreting out offbeat subjects
Critic- Stephen Miller
Original Score: 4 out of 5

Read Review: http://www.tvguide.com/movies/best-in-show/review/134712/
  
Borat (2006)
Borat (2006)
2006 | Comedy
This isn’t just a few smirks and chuckles. Instead, it’s rib-crackingly, face-hurtingly, endorphin-flushingly hilarious. Empire laughed so hard we had a full-blown asthma attack. They should slap a health warning on this movie.
Critic- Dan Jolin
Original Score: 5 out of 5

Read Review: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/borat/review/
  
Neighbors (2014)
Neighbors (2014)
2014 | Comedy
Playing the regular family man once again, Rogen's comic credentials are well known at this point but his shtick is as funny as ever, with Byrne proving to be an excellent foil.
Critic- Amon Warmann
Original Score: 4 out of 5

Read Review: http://www.cine-vue.com/2014/05/film-review-bad-neighbours.html
  
Burn After Reading (2008)
Burn After Reading (2008)
2008 | Comedy, Drama
There’s nothing that tickles those pesky brothers more than casting a gaggle of gigantic Hollywood stars - including one’s wife - as total nitwits. It’s a high old tale about unintelligent intelligence. That’s the Coens for you.
Critic- Ian Nathan
Original Score: 4 out of 5

Read Review: http://www.empireonline.com/movies/burn-reading/review/