Cinema Junkie's Published Articles
Movie Review: The X-Files: I Want To Believe
The hedonistic glare of the Nineties is a distant memory. I remember my fervent weekly devotion to the X-Files television show. It was one of my favorite shows on network television. For me, the show was the very essence of Nineties television. In a post-Cold War landscape, it was time to turn the lens on ourselves. The show captured paranoia and conspiracy on a grand scale. The high concept pitch would have been The Parallex View meets Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
I would say the series worked very well for the first seven seasons. Why did it work? The relationship between David Duchovny’s Fox Mulder and Gillian Anderson’s Dana Scully was and will always be the core of the X-Files. Tamper with that dynamic and you do not have much to work with at all. As much as I adore every incarnation of The Avengers, it was always at its best with Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg. Yes, Anderson and Duchovny have that kind of chemistry.
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Confessions Of A Cinema Junkie: Getting To Know The Dark Knight
Cinema Junkie’s takes up on a journey to his discovery of Batman in comics and on film.
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Movie Review: Get Smart
Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, and Alan Arkin star in this comedy from director Peter Segal based on the 1960’s television show.
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Movie Review: Street Kings
Keanu Reeves Chris Evans, and Forest Whitaker star in this James Elroy adaptation big-screen directed by David Ayer.
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Movie Review: Smart People
Dennis Quaid, Thomas Haden Church, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Ellen Page star in this film directed by Noam Murro.
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Movie Review: Leatherheads
George Clooney directs and stars in this comedy, also starring John Krasinski and Renee Zellweger.
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Movie Review: Stop-Loss
Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, and Channing Tatum star in this military drama from director Kimberly Peirce.
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Movie Review: Funny Games (2008)
Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, and Michael Pitt star in this American remake by Michael Haneke of his 1997 German film.
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Movie Review: In Bruges
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes star in this action comedy directed by Martin McDonagh.
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Movie Review: Cassandra’s Dream
Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell star as brother in this London-based tale by Woody Allen.
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Movie Reviews: The Savages
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney star in this drama from director Tamara Jenkins.
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Movie Review: Charlie Wilson’s War
Tom Hanks stars as U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson along with Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman in this Mike Nichols film based on actual events.
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Movie Review: Juno
With a script by Diablo Cody, this Jason Reitman-directed coming-of-age tale stars Ellen Page, Michael Cera, and Jason Bateman.
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Movie Review: Southland Tales
Southland Tales: Almost Zeitgeist Now
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Movie Review: No Country for Old Men
Age-old themes, a great story, great actors, and wonderful direction make No Country For Old Men an instant masterpiece.
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Movie Review: Reservation Road
Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, and Jennifer Connelly star in this drama from director Terry George.
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Movie Review: We Own The Night
The straightforward crime drama starring Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix.
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Movie Review: Rocket Science
Rocket Science and the Cinema Of Suicidal Suburban Bliss
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Movie Review: Death Sentence
Death Sentence: Kevin Bacon Is Screaming For Vengeance
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Movie Review: Sunshine
The golden age revival continues with science fiction film from director Danny Boyle.
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