Name: Michael Clayton
Dateline: North Charleston, SC
Weblog: thecriticalmusingsofmichaelclayton.blogspot.com
Articles: 18
First Published: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Last Published: Friday, July 18, 2008
Currently listing articles 18-1:
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Movie Review: The Dark Knight— Believe the hype — this is the Citizen Kane of comic book movies.
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Movie Review: 27 Dresses— Some people incorrectly assume there are no quality "chick flick" films; there certainly are, but this is not one of them.
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Classic Cinema Corner: Amadeus— This Best Picture winner presents a compelling murder mystery against the world of classical music.
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Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull— The fourth installment in this fabled franchise is extremely silly and overwhelmingly ridiculous. It also happens to be immensely fun to watch.
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Movie Review: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay— As a whole, the film is not as hysterical as the first movie, but it still has many funny moments.
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Seven Terrific Films That Are Truly Poor Adaptations— Sometimes drastic differences between the novel and the film versions should not be viewed as negative.
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Movie Review: The Rules of Attraction— Despite some problematic attributes, this Bret Easton Ellis adaptation manages to provide a sufficient measure of entertainment.
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An Analysis of the Arguments Presented in Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed— An examination of the theories and ideas presented in Ben Stein's controversial new documentary about Intelligent Design.
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Classic Cinema Corner: Touch of Evil— This latter-years Orson Welles masterpiece further proves the master filmmaker never lost his flair for celluloid brilliance.
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Movie Review: Iron Man— The summer movie season begins with an outstanding entry in the growing superhero genre.
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Movie Review: Mean Girls— The spirit of John Hughes is alive and well in Tina Fey's clever take on teenage culture.
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Classic Cinema Corner: A Night to Remember— You've seen the 1997 blockbuster Titanic; now watch the classic British film from which it lifted much of its content.
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Classic Cinema Corner: The 39 Steps (1935)— This film is a joy to watch, whether you're a fan of Hitchcock, spy films, or the art of film in general.
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Manos: The Hands of Fate and the Necessity of Awful Films— Some films are simply unwatchable; and that might just make them required viewing.
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Movie Review: Futurama - Bender's Big Score— Is it a masterpiece of animated satirical cinema? Certainly not. But in the end, it is still Futurama.
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Movie Review: Rope— An often overlooked Hitchcock masterpiece proves that the Master of Suspense could construct a classic film with even the most minimal of technique.
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The Last Temptation of Christ and the Human Perspective of Christ— Scorsese was attempting to create a film that sought to help us better understand the challenges that Jesus faced...
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Movie Review: Ratatouille— Brad Bird's follow-up to The Incredibles plunges into the world of culinary arts for cinematic gold.
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