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Brett Riss
5 articles written by Brett Riss
- Movie | December 3, 2012
Bernie
Directed by Richard Linklater and co-wrote by Richard Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth, Bernie was recently nominated for best feature of the Independent Spirit Awards. I had intended to watch this movie when it came out in August but life...
- Movie | September 4, 2012
2 Days in New York
Romantic comedies. Who do they think they are? They come in here with their big name stars and their shitty contrived plots and make our wives and girlfriends swoon. Is love not funny? Does every love story have cliché...
- Movie | August 8, 2012
Footnote
Footnote is a film that requires a few days to digest whether it is a great film, or just a good film. As I watched the credits roll, I blinked a few times and said, “Huh,” and made myself...
- Movie | July 26, 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man
Ten years ago Hollywood graced the world with their Tobey Maguire led rendition of Spider-Man which helped pave the way for a generation of super hero movies to litter our summer line up. Then, Hollywood upped the ante and...
- Movie | July 22, 2012
Ballplayer: Pelotero
As someone who has played some variation of baseball since the age of 6, and as someone who has compiled a single home run in their 20 year long career, I feel uniquely qualified to handle a review of...