Tag Archives: review

“I’m afraid of heights!”

Posted on August 16, 2013 by knoxcarnabyoverstreet

Planes, the newest film from Disney, opens up with a dream sequence which our protagonist Dusty Crophopper is currently having while crop dusting a field. The dream sequence is short lived, but the movie itself still has another hour and … Continue reading →

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“You’re having way too much fun. It’s making everyone uncomfortable.”

Posted on August 4, 2013 by knoxcarnabyoverstreet

The Way Way Back is a film that before a purchased ticket is able to do something wonderful: identify with you. The film’s tagline is “we’ve all been there,” suggesting a story that is most likely unoriginal, and yet somehow … Continue reading →

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“Something awful happened here, Ed.”

Posted on July 21, 2013 by knoxcarnabyoverstreet

The Conjuring is a horror film that like so many as of recently is “based on true events.” These true events which almost always involve the concentrated efforts of paranormal investigators have been consistently built upon with shows like “A … Continue reading →

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“Lipstick taser!!!!”

Posted on July 16, 2013 by knoxcarnabyoverstreet

Despicable Me 2 as of very recently has been dominating the box office, more than likely this credit belongs less to the movie itself than to the minions who lure both kids, and adults who are otherwise powerless against the … Continue reading →

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“Today we are cancelling the apocalypse!”

Posted on July 14, 2013 by knoxcarnabyoverstreet

Summer is always a fitting time for the end of the world, and Guillermo Del Toro’s latest entry in cinema, Pacific Rim, is a complete and total catalyst in the popular summer blockbuster category. Following in the enormous footprints of … Continue reading →

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“… They’re coming.”

Posted on June 21, 2013 by knoxcarnabyoverstreet

World War Z is for starters a film that may have come into the (recently) profoundly expanding zombie phenomenon a bit too late, following in the footsteps of AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” Zombieland, even Warm Bodies. All zombie predecessors have … Continue reading →

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“He’ll be a God to them.”

Posted on June 14, 2013 by knoxcarnabyoverstreet

Man of Steel is an enormous summer blockbuster, an ongoing continuation of the comic book expansion in modern cinema, and a movie that is as mighty and powerful as its superhero. Zack Synder and Christopher Nolan have teamed up to … Continue reading →

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“Dad, I had the most messed up dream!”

Posted on May 26, 2013 by knoxcarnabyoverstreet

Honestly, when I first saw the trailer for epic I was mostly drawn in by the particular music that was chosen rather than by an interest in the movie, because what I was looking at apart from the music was … Continue reading →

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“She has to tell him, that she never loved him.”

Posted on May 22, 2013 by knoxcarnabyoverstreet

I remember feeling excited when we as an AP English class began reading The Great Gatsby, an excitement not based on the book itself, but that in fact I along with thousands of others would be partaking in what can … Continue reading →

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“I have no idea what I’m supposed to do. I only know what I can do.”

Posted on May 18, 2013 by knoxcarnabyoverstreet

I was asked last night after seeing Star Trek Into Darkness, how many stars would I give it? I quickly responded to the question with a decided 4 out of 4 stars. That being said, I have now gladly joined … Continue reading →

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