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A Serious Man
Great 83 Points 2009

Dyspeptic and deeply sacrilegious, the Coen Brothers’ latest is also reliably funny and brilliantly surreal. A ludicrous fable of Biblical proportions, the movie nonetheless oozes verisimilitude, a credit to the manifold talents of the auteur brothers behind it and their virtual Yiddish theater …

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WikChip Image Temptation: One of many Biblical tests.
A Thousand Words
None Yet 0 Points 2012
A Very Harold &...
None Yet 0 Points 2011
A Walk in the W...
Very Good 83 Points 2015

Two tenderfoots tramp along the Appalachian Trail for hundreds of miles and emerge the better for wear in A Walk in the Woods. The movie is like their hike: surprisingly enjoyable, albeit slow and plodding. It’s also rather ridiculous, as anyone who has backpacked can attest. The ill prepared h…

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About a Boy
Good 5 Points 2002

An endearing comedic piece about a single man who decides to pretend to be a father in order to meet women at single parent support groups. Hugh Grant plays Will, a man who is convinced his life is better “as an island” than having any meaningful attachment. He really has no job, living off the…

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About Last Night
None Yet 0 Points 2014
About Time
None Yet 0 Points 2013
Accepted
OK 12 Points 2006

Certainly not one of Justin Long’s better movies (for better ones, see “Dodgeball” or “Live Free or Die Hard”). It gets a few chuckle, but I didn’t laugh outright at all. Interesting concept for a movie though … a few friends create their own fake college to avoid going to a real school.

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Admission
None Yet 0 Points 2013
Adult Beginners
None Yet 0 Points 2015