Welcome to Day 2 of our coverage of the Waterfront Film Festival. If your memory is short, or if you habitually read only the second part of things, feel free to go back and read yesterday’s introduction. Short version: The WFF is awesome. And now, on to the movie reviews! […]
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I Cover the Waterfront (Film Festival): Day One
There are certain benefits to living in Michigan. Of course, at this exact moment I can only think of one – the annual Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck. In its 12th year now, the WFF has been recognized as one of the best film festivals in America, and deservedly so. […]
42 Reasons Why “G.I. Joe” is Awesomely Bad
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is not a good movie. It is, however, an awesomely bad movie. See, something like Transformers 2 is a legitimately bad movie. Joyless and insulting, full of contempt for its source material while managing to be even stupider than the original. If you try […]
The 11th Annual Waterfront Film Festival – Day Two
Yesterday, I declared my love of the Waterfront Film Festival, and looked at the first five movies I saw. Today, I’m reviewing the movies from my second day. Another day, another five movies. And as I mentioned, I liked all of them. Indeed, it was a very good year. Women […]
The 11th Annual Waterfront Film Festival: Day One
According to SAGIndie Magazine, the Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck is one of the five favorite film festivals in America. I’ve been going for seven years now, and it’s amazing to see how it’s grown in that time. And I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Never once […]
Half-Ass Movie Review: Up
Some years ago, Randy Newman won a Best Original Song Oscar for his work in Pixar’s Monsters Inc. In his speech, (which included the line, “If I had a heart, I think I’d be feeling what they call ‘joy’”) he said “Pixar’s done four movies now, and they’ve all been […]