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2 Sentence Review: Terri (Film)

November 21, 2011
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2 Sentence Review: Terri (Film)

I wish that Terri (played by Jacob Wysocki) went to my high school and I wish that Mr. Fitzgerald (played by John C. Reilly) was my assistant principal.  I’d hate to take gym with Mr. Flemisch (played by Tim Heidecker) and I’m glad I never did.
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2SR: Kill Bill Vol. 1

May 28, 2011
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2SR: Kill Bill Vol. 1

As someone who’s never given a shit about kung fu movies, I can’t claim to recognize any of the specific references Tarantino put in Kill Bill Volume 1 but I know enough to know after watching it that whatever he sampled from his repertoire of kung fu movies were most likely not nearly as...
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2SR: Lenny, a Lenny Bruce biopic directed by Bob Fosse

September 23, 2010
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2SR: Lenny, a Lenny Bruce biopic directed by Bob Fosse

Lenny should be required viewing for anyone interested in the First Amendment, racism, LGBTQ issues, or life in the 1960s. I’d go so far as to recommend that all public school seniors watch Dustin Hoffman portray Lenny Bruce and his fight against censorship as part of a US history or American government class –...
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Knight and Day and Mortal Coils

August 12, 2010
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Knight and Day and Mortal Coils

I went on Fandango and purchased tickets to Knight and Day. While I have no quantifiable way to prove this, I think my balls shrunk a little bit when I did it.
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From Mr. Killstudent’s Lethal Bag of Teaching Tricks: Freedom Watchers

May 21, 2010
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From Mr. Killstudent’s Lethal Bag of Teaching Tricks: Freedom Watchers

Let us revisit the four essential duties of a professional substitute teacher: 1) Put your name on the board. 2) Take attendance. 3) Hand out the worksheet or push play on the VCR 4) Shushing Today we will be focusing on the second part of duty #3. “Hey Mr. Killstudent,” a friend of mine...
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2 Sentence Review: Kick-Ass (The Movie)

April 19, 2010
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2 Sentence Review: Kick-Ass (The Movie)

Kick-Ass lives up to its name and delivers pure fun as it mixes comic book action (think: Spider-Man) with quirky teen movie (think: Juno) without trying too hard (think: Ghost World). The title character’s arsenal of self-deprecation and self-awareness manages to fight off the outwardly nerdy, secretly hip superhero plot clichés just long enough...
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2 Sentence Review: The Last Station with Helen Mirren

April 8, 2010
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2 Sentence Review: The Last Station with Helen Mirren

If you like Leo Tolstoy, Helen Mirren or Christopher Plummer, you will love this movie. And even if you don’t like any of them, you will enjoy seeing how flower children first blossomed on Tolstoy’s farm and not a farm in Woodstock.  Pre-order The Last Station on Amazon.
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2 Sentence Review: Temple Grandin starring Claire Danes on HBO

April 5, 2010
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2 Sentence Review: Temple Grandin starring Claire Danes on HBO

Inspiring heart-felt film detailing the challenges faced by Temple Grandin, a woman with autism, growing up in the 1970s.  I was impressed by the light that was shed on the beef industry,  appreciated the humorous dialogue between the characters, and was truly swept away by Danes’s convincing performance.  Buy the DVD or Temple Grandin’s...
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2 Sentence Review: Hamlet (BBC, 2009)

March 23, 2010
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2 Sentence Review: Hamlet (BBC, 2009)

A plethora of stars in a Shakespearean classic. It’s Hamlet gone dark.
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Paper or Plastic? That is the question.

April 6, 2009
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Being a busy college student, I hardly ever do the unnecessary 100+ page readings my professors assign me. (That’s a lie, I’m OCD and do all my work but it seemed like a good opening sentence). Anyway, despite my tedious work habits, I continue to do poorly on my not-so-pop quizzes in my Introduction...
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