Lock, Stock, and Two Film Geeks

Film Duel is our written review format in which Benn and James each review a film, and then comment on each others’ reviews to give a proper balance and really fill out the commentary as well as possible. While we meant to get to this one a lot sooner, we are finally able to give you our review of (500) Days of Summer. This movie is currently in theaters, so this review might be more relevant and you should jump on it fast if you haven’t seen it yet.

(500) Days of Summer
Year: 2009
Dir.: Marc Webb
Written by: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Starring: Joesph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschanel
Genre: Comedy

Benn and James’ reviews and rebuttals follow after the jump. Continue reading

In a Lock, Stock, and Two Film Geeks first, we present to you a review of a film that has not been released yet.  James was lucky enough to catch the film in a screening, so here is a review, sans Ben’s analysis of Paper Heart, due in theaters August 14th.

Since this obviously doesn’t qualify as a Film Duel, let’s call this an “Early Bird Review”

Paper Heart
Year: 2009
Dir.: Nicholas Jasenovec
Written by: Nicholas Jasenovec and Charleyne Yi
Starring: Charleyne Yi and Michael Cera
Genre: Comedy

James’ review follows after the jump. Continue reading

Apologies about the lateness on this review, and the fact that it is not the aforementioned “early review” that we promised. Our screening did not work out as planned. In the meantime, here’s this week’s Film Duel, a few days late.

The Brothers Bloom
Year: 2009
Dir: Rian Johnson
Written by: Rian Johnson
Starring: Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weiscz
Genre: Comedy (Con Film)

Benn and James’ reviews and rebuttals follow after the jump. Continue reading

Film Duel is our written review format in which Benn and James each review a film, and then comment on each other’s reviews to give a proper balance and really fill out the commentary as well as possible. This week we approach one of our favorite films that nobody saw, Shane Black’s Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, which began the resurgence of the now shooting star Robert Downey, Jr.

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Year: 2005
Dir.: Shane Black
Written by: Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan
Genre: Comedy (Neo-Noir)

Benn and James’ reviews and rebuttals follow after the jump. Continue reading