Category Archives: $200 Reviews

$200 Reviews, #6: “Mud”

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

      One of the more daunting narrative challenges of any medium is to give the audience a genuine depiction of what it is like to come-of-age as a teenager. We like to think of those years as being … Continue reading →

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$200 Reviews, #5: “Oblivion”

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

“And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?” – “Horatius” by Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay Synopsis: Jack Harper (Cruise) is one of the last few drone repairmen … Continue reading →

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$200 Reviews, #4: “Pain & Gain”

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

If you had told me four or five years years ago I would someday have an appreciation for the acting talents of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, I would have taken you to the nearest ER. Continue reading →

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$200 Reviews #3, “Star Trek Into Darkness”

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

If it wasn’t for the hasty attempt to put a nice bow on the movie and the lack of forward momentum on plotting, “Into Darkness” would be considered a superior entry in the Trek saga. Continue reading →

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$200 reviews #2, “42”

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

Verdict: Watch on cable “Money isn’t black or white. Money is green.”  –  Branch Rickey      There was a time in the early to mid-2000s when it seemed every underdog, sport related story you could think of was being … Continue reading →

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$200 Review #1: “Admission”

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

“To me, religion is like Paul Rudd. I see the appeal and I would never take it away from anyone, but I would also never stand in line for it.” – Jeff Winger, Community 1×12, “Comparative Religion”   Synopsis: A Princeton … Continue reading →

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$200 Reviews: Preamble

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

    What’s a guy to do with his summer when he’s graduated from college and waiting to hear about his possible future in grad school?    Simple. Go see a movie. A lot.     Thanks to a very … Continue reading →

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