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Eric Melin

This morning as I look at the headlines on Google, I see that Kevin Federline and Britney Spears’ divorce is finally final and I realize that the culture of stupidity is at an all-time high. You will have to dig deeper to find a mention of the careers of these two men. They changed cinema at a […]

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Back in the Dark Ages before VHS entertainment was affordable enough to be in every home in America, you had to actually go to the theater to see your favorite movie more than once. So that’s just what I did. Being dropped off at the mall meant that while other kids were hanging out and […]

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The year is 2057. Like its namesake from Greek mythology, a spaceship called the Icarus II is flying too close to the Sun. But the ship’s eight crew members have more in mind than just getting closer to the source of Earth’s power—they plan to detonate a nuclear explosion on its surface. This will re-ignite […]

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Sunshine

by Eric Melin on July 26, 2007

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“Trainspotting” and “28 Days Later” director Danny Boyle puts eight astronauts in a spaceship named Icarus and points them at the sun. Later Iron Maiden writes a song about it.

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Rescue Dawn

by Eric Melin on July 26, 2007

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As he did in the documentary “Little Dieter Needs to Fly,” Werner Herzog tells the story of a Vietnam POW, but this time with Christian Bale as the determined escapee.

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Eric & J.D. discuss man vs. nature vs. the Hollywood ending in this new review of Werner Herzog’s Vietnam P.O.W. story “Rescue Dawn” starring Christian Bale. Check out the uncensored review here!!!

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 from New York magazine: A Peek at the Movie ‘Chuck & Larry’ Could Have Been   The reviews for the new Adam Sandler–Kevin James gay-panic comedy, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, are pretty abysmal, and a number of reviewers echo Manohla Dargis’s question: What the hell are Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor’s names […]

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“I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,” a comedy about two manly firemen who pretend to be gay, sits atop the weekend box office mountain after grossing $34 million. No big surprise there, Sandler is a regular staple at the high end of the charts. Look at the total performance of his last eight movies, […]

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Relive my shame here with our second and last episode on VH1’s the VSPOT and our exit interview, “Last Words” Have you ever been in a situation that you know you can handle-and everybody is counting on you-only to have your body just completely disconnect from your brain? When I was in junior high, I […]

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I was just complaining to a friend of mine how they don’t make nerdy teenage fantasy movies like they did in the ’80s, and then along comes director Michael Bay‘s Transformers. A flawed, frenzied, and ultimately fun affair, Bay’s big screen adaptation of the Hasbro toy line (that itself spun into a TV series and […]

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America’s most divisive filmmaker is back at it again with “Sicko,” a new documentary that takes on this country’s broken down health care system with a potent mix of satirical humor and thought-provoking cultural questions. More than a political polemic, this film discusses an issue that affects all ages and people from all walks of […]

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Transformers

by Eric Melin on June 26, 2007

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Michael Bay makes a slam-bang action movie based on the hallowed ground of 80s Hasbro toys.

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Eric and J.D. are disappointed about all the missed opportunities in the new Steven King-based horror thriller “1408” starring John Cusack and they’re not afraid to say so. Hear what they have to say and see clips from the film! Click on the photo for the Windows Media version of this on-camera review. 

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Even though its approach to horror is old-fashioned, the small-scale fright flick “1408” is a breath of fresh air in the wake of recent gore-filled torture-fests like the “Saw” and “Hostel” movies. It has a methodical set-up, some imaginative twists and turns, and an inspired lead performance by John Cusack. So it is too bad […]

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Are you suffering from sequel-itis? Does the current crop of summer blockbusters leave you hungering for something different to watch? I know I am, which is why I skipped out on last night’s last minute screening of “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.” (There’s usually a reason they don’t show a film until the […]

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