Articles written by Mike Lippert

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The Ten Best Films of the Decade
Palindromes, Nowhere in Africa, Wit, Best of Youth, Puch-Drunk Love, No Country for Old Men, Avatar, All the Real Girls, Polar Express, Adaptation
Dec 29, 2009 - Mike Lippert
The Best Films of 2009
Where the Wild Things Are, Knowing, Precious, UP, Inglourious Basterds, 500 Days of Summer and Avatar
Dec 23, 2009 - Mike Lippert
The Worst Films of 2009
Night at the Museum, College, Fird Up, Unborn, Disaster Movie, MIss March
Dec 19, 2009 - Mike Lippert
John Waters' Desperate Living
The Most Overrated Films is a collection of short reflections on films throughout history that have received much praise and honour without ever really deserving it.
Dec 4, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Precious is both the heartbreaking and heartwarming story of an overweight girl in the ghetto just trying to get by whiling coping with an abusive mother and two children
Dec 2, 2009 - Mike Lippert
The Twilight Saga Continues with New Moon
Twilight returns for another helping of vampire/werewolf/tenager romance and melodrama. The result is unsurprising silliness.
Nov 28, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Patsy: An Independent Film
Patsy is a strange independent film from Florida that has been making a name for itself at film festivals around America
Nov 16, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Disney's A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey
The of the Polar Express returns to Christmas and animation for his latest adaptation of a Charles Dickens classic
Nov 12, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Peter Sarsgaard in An Education
An Education is the wonderful story of two people coming together and both walking away with a new outlook on life from the writer of High Fidelity and About a Boy
Nov 9, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Wes Craven's Last House on the Left
With Halloween approaching it seems applicable to look back on some of the most classic films the horror genre ever spawned
Oct 17, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Why Horror Film Director Eli Roth Sucks
The Most Overrated Films is a collection of short reflections on films throughout history that have received much praise and honour without ever really deserving it.
Oct 10, 2009 - Mike Lippert
500 Days of Summer Review
This small, overlooked summer gem stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel star in
Aug 20, 2009 - Mike Lippert
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra Review
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra may not be a great movie, but it still manages to be better than almost every other action blockbuster in the summer of 2009.
Aug 16, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Bruno is Out of Style
Bruno tries it's hardest to upstage Borat on all accounts but more often than not, loses the aim that made that film so fresh and funny to begin with
Jul 25, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Cameron Diaz in My Sister's Keeper
Nick Cassavetes adapts the best selling novel by Jodi Picoult into a film that both break hearts and uplift them
Jul 17, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Transformers Sequel Overblown to Say the Least
Michael Bay's sequel to the surprise smash hit Transformers is a long, overblown, dumb and just all around uninspired affair.
Jul 15, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Sandra Bullock's RomCom Return in the Proposal
Sandra Bullocked is forced into an engagement with her assistant in order to keep her job, but can The Propsal overcome it's gimmick romantic comed plot?
Jul 8, 2009 - Mike Lippert
The Hangover Review
Todd Phillips' newest film has bcome a huge suprise hit this summer, but does it actually live up to the hype?
Jun 22, 2009 - Mike Lippert
PIxar Animation Strikes Gold Again With Up
With it's tenth feature film Pixar Animation has once again turned in a wonderful animated film that will surely stand above all other animations in 2009.
Jun 5, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum Sequel
Ben Stiller returns for a second Night at the Museum but brings none of the charm of the original with him.
May 30, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Sequel to Da Vinci Code: Angels and Demons
Angels and Demons, the sequel to the controversial Da Vinci Code is more of the same.
May 24, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Monsters vs. Aliens Review
Monsters vs. Aliens is DreamWorks Animation's first big event film of 2009. Only problem is: it's not very good.
Apr 29, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Knowing Review
Don't believe what the critics are saying, Knowing is a clever, inteeligent, engaging and thoroughly entertaining science fiction adventure.
Apr 16, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Adventureland Review
Greg Motolla has followed up the suprise hit Superbad with a comedy that is quieter, more insightful and sweeter than its predecessor with suprising results
Apr 9, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Quantum of Solace Review
Not even a great director can save this James Bond from his own shortcomings.
Apr 4, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Review: Get Smart Film
Steve Carell is perfect as the bluming agent Maxell Smart in this big screen adaptation of the popular television series of the same name.
Apr 1, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Ironman Review
Despite not being one of the more well known personas in the Marvel Comics roster, Ironman's film debut aims to change all that.
Mar 17, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Watchmen Review
Watchmen may be geared towards being a big blockbuster success, but it is also like no other film of it's kind: a singular and unique experience.
Mar 13, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Rush Hour 3 Review
Rush Hour 3 spins it's wheels to a big box offfice, while stars make their way to the bank in bland second sequel.
Feb 9, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Thoughts on Modern Film Criticism
Is there a right way and a wrong way to approach film criticism? What separates the good reviews from the bad? These are the questions at the heart of every review.
Feb 9, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Sweeney Todd on DVD
Tim Burton's best film brings Stephen Sondheim's infamously bloody musical to life.
Feb 5, 2009 - Mike Lippert
The Hottie and the Nottie Review
Not surprising, Paris Hilton starred in two of the worst films of 2008. Here's the first one.
Feb 2, 2009 - Mike Lippert
The Wrestler Review
Darron Aronofsky's newest masterpiece is the heartbreaking tale of a man on the brink of destruction.
Jan 29, 2009 - Mike Lippert
81st Annual Oscar Nominations Announced
Who will win, who will lose, and who will stay home in shame of having not even been nominated? Here are the predictions of who will walk away victorious come Oscar night
Jan 22, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Gran Torino Review
Gran Torino may hold Clint Eastwood's final screen performance, and it is one of the most fitting farewells any artist could hope for.
Jan 15, 2009 - Mike Lippert
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Awards season is in full swing now that The Golden Globes have been handed out, so just who won, who lost, and what could that possibly mean come Oscar time?
Jan 12, 2009 - Mike Lippert
The Five Worst Films of 2008
Although a good year, 2008 had it's fair share of stinkers. Here are five that somehow managed to stand above all the rest.
Jan 3, 2009 - Mike Lippert
Slumdog Millionaire Review
Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire has won many awards and become a critical darling, but does it live up to it's own hype?
Dec 29, 2008 - Mike Lippert
Review: Mamma Mia
Mamma Mia was a smash on the stage, but just how well does it translate to the screen?
Dec 19, 2008 - Mike Lippert
High School Musical 3 Review
High School Musical is one of the most popular made-for-TV series of all time, but does it have what it takes to make the leap to the big screen for the third installment
Dec 10, 2008 - Mike Lippert
A Meditation on Film Criticism
Good film criticism is much more than opinion. Just exactly what is it that makes good film criticism tick?
Dec 10, 2008 - Mike Lippert
My Blueberry Nights Misses the Mark
In his English lnaguage debut, director Wong Kar-Wai fails to create the distinct romantic spark that captured filmgoers hearts in his Asian language films.
Nov 30, 2008 - Mike Lippert