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By Nick Rogers »
Jul 18, 2010 »
Category:The 365 Best Films of the 2000s » 1 Comment »
“Minority Report” — a Steven Spielberg adventure spiked with Terry Gilliam’s brown acid — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 2002, action, adventure, best films of the decade, controversy, cyberpunk, heroes of the zeroes, Minority Report, murder, nick rogers, noir, Philip K. Dick, prediction, sci fi, spiders, The 365 Best Films of the 2000s, Tom Cruise, weird
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By Joe Shearer »
Jul 12, 2010 »
Category:2010 Indy Int'l Film Festival » No Comments »
A charming, dangerous short film, “Girls Named Pinky” will keep you guessing until the very end.
Tags: American Spectrum, Girls Named Pinky, IIFF, Indianapolis International Film Festival, mystery, noir, romance, short film
By Nick Rogers »
Jul 11, 2010 »
Category:The 365 Best Films of the 2000s » 4 comments
“Memento” — an eminently re-watchable movie about a man with no memory — continues Nick Rogers’ look at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 2000, best films of the decade, Carrie-Anne Moss, Christopher Nolan, detective, drama, guy pearce, heroes of the zeroes, identity, Joe Pantoliano, madness, memento, nick rogers, noir, obsession, puzzle, reverse chronology, The 365 Best Films of the 2000s, vengeance, wrath
By Nick Rogers »
Jul 7, 2010 »
Category:The 52 Worst Films of the 2000s » 2 comments
“The Ice Harvest” — in which Harold Ramis goes from high-concept to no-concept comedy — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 52 worst films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 2005, Billy Bob Thornton, Buddhist, Christmas Eve, comedy, gangster, Harold Ramis, hitmen, John Cusack, mobster, movies you aught not watch, nick rogers, noir, Oliver Platt, Randy Quaid, The 52 Worst Films of the 2000s, The Ice Harvest, Wichita, worst films of the decade
By Nick Rogers »
Jul 2, 2010 »
Category:The 365 Best Films of the 2000s » 3 comments
“The Man Who Wasn’t There” — the Coens’ existential noir about hair, blackmail and UFOs — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 2001, barber, best films of the decade, Billy Bob Thornton, black and white, blackmail, drama, Ethan Coen, existentialism, Frances McDormand, heroes of the zeroes, Joel Coen, Jon Polito, mystery, nick rogers, noir, The 365 Best Films of the 2000s, The Man Who Wasn't There, Tony Shalhoub, UFO
By Nick Rogers »
Jun 12, 2010 »
Category:The 365 Best Films of the 2000s » 1 Comment »
“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” — a zippy modern-noir action-comedy — continues Nick Rogers’ daily look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 2005, action, best films of the decade, comedy, detective, heroes of the zeroes, kiss kiss bang bang, movies, nick rogers, noir, robert downey jr., Shane Black, The 365 Best Films of the 2000s, thief, Val Kilmer
By Nick Rogers »
Feb 15, 2010 »
Category:The 365 Best Films of the 2000s » 1 Comment »
“Brick” — Rian Johnson’s slang-heavy noir potboiler — continues Nick Rogers’ look at the best films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 2005, best films of the decade, Brick, detective, Emilie de Ravin, heroes of the zeroes, high school, joseph gordon-levitt, Meagan Good, murder, mystery, nick rogers, noir, Rian Johnson, slang, The 365 Best Films of the 2000s
