Category Archives: Movies

Weekly movie reviews on the movies that matter by KevtheStampede. Because, you know, it matters.

Punch ‘em in the Face, Marky-Mark!

The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O’Keefe, Jack McGee directed by David. O. Russell Boxing movies; there’s something inspiring about them, isn’t there? That, or maybe America just loves to get off on two people beating the life out of one another. Either way, it seems not a year goes by without some [...]
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Royal Public Speaking 101

The King’s Speech starring Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Gambon, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall directed by Tom Hooper With this year’s Academy Awards fast approaching, I’m switching my gears a bit and trying to catch the limited release films that have been wide released due to Oscar buzz surrounding them. I messed around [...]
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The Dude has Grit, ya’ll.

True Grit starring Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper directed by Joel and Ethan Coen Talented though they may be, you either love or hate the Coen Brothers. Rather than focusing on an interesting story with meaningful events, the Coens prefer interesting and unique characters that happen to be in a normal story, often with meaningless events. [...]
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Mistaken Identity Sucks.

The Tourist starring Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff, Rufus Sewell directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck When it comes to Hollywood heavy hitters, it’s safe to say that you could put Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp’s name somewhere at the very top of the list. Depp has been nominated for the Oscar thrice-of which [...]
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“It’s Bio-Digital Jazz, Man.”

Tron: Legacy starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, James Frain, Michael Sheen directed by Joseph Kosinski Seriously; who was expecting a sequel to Tron?! Its not every day that you see a franchise revitalized after twenty eight years. Unless you’re George Lucas. Regardless, I was stoked all the same, especially with the return of original [...]
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I’m on a Boat (in Narnia)!

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader starring Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter, Tilda Swinton, Liam Neeson, Simon Pegg directed by Michael Apted After having really enjoyed both The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian, it really disappointed me when Disney decided to back out of producing the third [...]
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Ninjas?! Cowboys?! Hells Yes!

The Warrior’s Way starring Dong-gun Jang, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Danny Huston, Tony Cox directed by Sngmoo Lee The whole East meets West, cowboys and ninjas scenario is nothing new; the most famous example of this is the TV series Kung Fu and its undying popularity. In fact, many of the popular westerns we know today are based [...]
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A Road Trip From Hell.

Due Date starring Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Juliette Lewis, Danny McBride, RZA, Matt Walsh directed by Todd Phillips Take Robert Downey Jr., one of the most diverse talents in film today, and throw him into a car for three days with Zach Galifianakis, one of the greatest modern comedic minds; perhaps director Todd [...]
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Horcrux? No, You’re a Horcrux!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One starring Bill Nighy, Emma Watson, Richard Griffiths, Daniel Radcliffe, Bonnie Wright, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Felton, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, George Harris, Clemence Poesy, John Hurt, Rhys Ifans, Warwick Davis directed by David Yates And so, the wizarding phenomenon comes one step closer [...]
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Don’t Look Into the Light…

Skyline starring Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, David Zayas, Donald Faison directed by Colin Strause and Greg Strause The question of what lies beyond the stars has both haunted and intrigued the minds of human beings for centuries. Not to mention, it makes great material for action/science fiction movies. From the moment I saw the preview for the Strause [...]
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