Juno (2007)

I saw Juno weeks ago, but never wrote anything down about it. It bugged me. And I feel bad about it bugging me. Because I'm supposed to like it, this story about a Minnesota teenager who finds herself pregnant, has mother issues of her own, but decides to have the... More

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

When I last left Indiana Jones, he was standing on the steps of some government building, fuming because the bureaucrats have stonewalled him on what they plan to do with the Lost Ark he had just snatched out of the hands of the Nazis. Indy was going for a drink with... More

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The Counterfeiters (2008)

While the Wachowski brothers Matrix was all about muted tones and a depressing future, Speed Racer bursts with retina-searing color and overwhelming optimism for a time when we'll all be driving nuclear-powered race cars and living in splendid cities that are devoid of... More

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Speed Racer (2008)

While the Wachowski brothers Matrix was all about muted tones and a depressing future, Speed Racer bursts with retina-searing color and overwhelming optimism for a time when we'll all be driving nuclear-powered race cars and living in splendid cities that are devoid of... More

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The best Elmore Leonard adaptations

These are ones I've seen and liked so far.

1. Jackie Brown (1997)
2. Out of Sight (1998)
3. Hombre (1967)
4. The Tall T (1957)
5. Get Shorty (1995)

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The Murder of the Inugami Clan

The family of a recently deceased patriarch of a Japanese pharmaceuticals empire gathers for a will reading - a will that gives everything to a young woman who's living in the old man's home, which infuriates the man's own daughters.... More

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