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My name is Scott, I am 24 years old, and live in Easton, Mass. (just south of Boston) I am new to this community and just wrote my first article, a movie review for the 2005 film "Crash" which won the Best Picture Oscar that year.

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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: No Country For Old Men: 5 of 40
"No Country for Old Men" is a sharp, smart, contemplative crime saga, impeccably crafted by two men who know exactly what the hell they're doing behind a camera: the Coen brothers. They know how to make good movies - they've been doing it for over two decades now. In 1984, they burst onto the moviemaking scene with the furiou... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Is there such a thing as the greatest film of all time?: 4 of 19
When a movie is so much agreed upon as THE single great film ever made, it's gonna get noticed. I think that is the main problem with "Citizen Kane": it just gets TOO much attention. People approach this movie for many different reasons. Many first encounter it in film classes - giant college lecture halls - where it is discu... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Simpsons Movie: 16 of 42
"Why pay for something that I can watch on TV for free?" Homer SimpsonWhy? Because it's the Simpsons, damnit! And they have a movie-finally! I'll admit, I must yield to my better judgment in sizing up "The Simpsons Movie," for the Orthodox Simpsonian in me is telling me one thing and one thing alone: I wish this movie was mad... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Crash: 5 of 13
"In any real city, you walk. You brush past people. People bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other just so that we can feel something."These words, spoken by a weary, worn L.A. detective (Don Cheadle), bring us into... More..