Much Ado About Nothing

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of movies

{4.5/5} “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.” A group has gathered at Leonato’s estate — Leonato is Hero’s father and Beatrice’s uncle. Beatrice and Benedick engage in a battle of wits whenever they meet — each of them say they’ll never get married. Hero […]

Pushing Daisies (season 1)

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{4.5/5} “Do you think dying has made me morbid?” Ned can bring people and animals back to life by touching them. But if he touches them a second time they’ll go back to being dead. And if he doesn’t touch them a second time within one minute then someone else will die — to make […]

Zero Effect

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{3.5/5} “But research is an art, not a science, because anyone who knows what they’re doing can find the crumbs, the wheres, whats, and whos. The art is in the whys: the ability to read between the crumbs, not to mix metaphors. For every event, there is a cause and effect. For every crime, a […]

The Invention of Lying

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{4.5/5} “Do we have time to get to a motel or do we need to do it right here?” In a world where everyone tells the truth, Mark writes screenplays — of course, they’re all based on history. Unfortunately he was stuck with the 1300s and no one wants to see a movie about the […]

Wonderfalls (season 1)

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{4.5/5} “You’re spiteful in a way the definition of ‘spiteful’ doesn’t quite prepare you for.” Jaye works at a gift shop in Niagara Falls — her degree in philosophy didn’t really get her anywhere. One day a clay lion starts talking to her. She’s not sure what its goal is but it seems to want […]

Pitch Perfect

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{4.5/5} “Not liking movies is like… not liking puppies.” Beca is starting college but isn’t particularly giving it a chance — she’d rather move to LA and produce music. Her dad, who’s a professor at the college, wants her to get an education first. But he makes her a deal — join one club, and […]

Be Kind Rewind

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{3.5/5} “I didn’t sabotage the power plant. The power plant sabotaged me.” Mr. Fletcher runs a video store, and when he goes away on a trip he leaves Mike in charge. Mike is doing his best to run the store but he’s shocked to find that all of the videos are blank. His not-so-sane friend […]

Warm Bodies

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{5/5} “What am I doing with my life? I’m so pale. I should get out more. I should eat better. My posture is terrible. I should stand up straighter. People would respect me more if I stood up straighter. What’s wrong with me? I just want to connect. Why can’t I connect with people? Oh, […]

Modern Family (season 4)

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{5/5} “If life gives you lemonade, make lemons. Life will be all like ‘Whaaat?’” Haley is off to college, and Lily starts kindergarten. Gloria has her baby, while Cam and Mitch attempt to adopt a second child. Cam gets a new job, and Jay teaches Phil to golf. Phil and Claire’s Valentines’ Day ends with […]

Hitch

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{4.5/5} “Any man has a chance to sweep any woman off her feet — just needs the right broom.” Hitch is known as the Date Doctor — he helps men get dates with the women they’ve fallen for. At the moment he’s helping accountant Albert get a date with famous actress Allegra. Sara is a gossip […]