Easy A

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of movies

{4.5/5} “Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80’s movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from ‘Sixteen Candles’ waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because […]

Parks and Recreation (season 6)

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{5/5} “Who wants to stay in the greatest town in the world with her best friend and be happy forever when she can abandon her soul sister like an old shoe and move to a garbage city full of jerks?” Ron asks Diane to marry him. A competitor opens across the street from Tom’s rental […]

The Pirates! Band of Misfits

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{4.5/5} “Pirate of the Year is just… commercialized nonsense. Real pirating isn’t about trophies. It’s about fighting up staircases backwards. It’s about sliding down sails with a knife in your teeth. Beard glossiness!” The Pirate Captain would like to win Pirate of the Year but the other pirate captains have once again managed to plunder […]

Raising Hope (season 4)

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{4/5} “First aid is just a scam dreamed up by the gauze and bandage people.” A mysterious man who Virginia, Burt, and Jimmy have all seen around on occasion turns out to have a surprising relationship to them. Burt and Virginia come up with an idea to start bartering with other people who can offer […]

In a World…

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{5/5} “I just want to give you my card. I’m not a vocal coach anymore, but I would make an exception for you because you sound like a squeaky toy. And I don’t mean that in a bad way.” Carol works freelance as a voice coach and lives with her father, Sam, who does voiceovers. […]

Burn Notice (season 4)

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{5/5} “Michael, I hope you’re never in a situation where your survival depends on your ability to understand relationships. You’ll be dead in seconds.” Michael is now working with the people who burned him, in an effort to defeat a dangerous foe. A new person joins the team — Jesse, a counter-intelligence agent Michael unintentionally […]

Kings of Summer

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{4.5/5} “You’re right, it’s a classic kidnapping. They took our children and the canned goods and pasta.” Joe is tired of his father telling him what to do. When he stumbles on a perfect spot in a nearby forest, he comes up with an audacious plan: he will build his own house and live in […]

The Lego Movie

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{5/5} “I only work in black. And sometimes very, very dark grey.” — Batman Emmet is a regular guy — he works in construction, and always follows instructions. When he stumbles upon someone who isn’t where she should be, he gets caught up in something he couldn’t imagine. After Emmet falls down a hole he […]

Burn Notice (season 3)

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{5/5} “You know, Michael, I’d appreciate it if when you stopped by it wasn’t only to lose your police tail.” Since Michael is no longer being protected by Management, the police are taking an interest in him. Michael is still trying to get his old job back, which Fiona isn’t particularly happy about. Michael, Fiona, […]

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

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{5/5} “I’m going to help you rediscover your manhood. Do you have any idea where you lost it? … We’re going to find it. We are. I promise you. And I promise you this too, Cal. When we’re done, this wife of yours, she’s going to rue the day she decided to give up on […]