Tag Archives: J. Edgar

January 2, 2012

THE MOST OVERRATED FILMS OF 2011

Every year the critics and voters embrace a few films or performances that leave me scratching my head, shaking my fist, or venting my bile, and this year is no exception. The only thing that makes 2011 different is that now I have a blog, and may therefore vent my bile at innocent readers like yourself. Continue reading →

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Tagged as Bridesmaids, J. Edgar, Midnight in Paris, Overrated Films of 2011, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Shame, The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, The Ides of March, The Muppets, The Tree of Life

November 14, 2011

J. EDGAR (2011)

Featuring a ridiculously miscast Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, a shallow, subtlety-deaf screenplay that wants to be Brokeback Bureau, and a clunking directorial style that feels like a color-blind Douglas Sirk helming an episode of Dragnet, J. Edgar is just laughably, appallingly bad. Continue reading →

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Tagged as Armie Hammer, Clint Eastwood, Dustin Lance Black, J. Edgar, Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Review