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Erik Buckman is a film critic, award winning writer and accredited member of the Denver media. He has appeared in national publications and has been covering the movie scene for nearly a decade.

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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: 30 Days of Night: 3 of 24
There is nothing more loathsome than a horror movie that resorts to cheap, shallow thrills. Films incapable of crafting legitimate suspense and the only weapon left its near empty arsenal is the ability to startle the audience. So desperate to thrill, instead of tangible suspense, the audience is left with a vapid shell fille... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009): 2 of 14
Imagine being pelted with flash bombs for two-and-a-half hours. Blinded, bloodied and potentially frightened, you'll attempt to open your eyes. Oh there's Megan Fox. You feel somewhat better, amongst other things, until she opens her mouth and tries to have a conversation with another sentient being and, oddly, you wish you w... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Bruno (2009): 1 of 6
Bruno makes it all seem so easy. An outrageously gay character ambushes "celebrities" and "regular folk" with a fake penis (sometimes two of them) while having anal bleaching done and/or gyrating to a funky beat. For those that may think this morally reprehensible behavior has no place in American cinema, I have news for you.... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: 6 of 9
In a last-second ditching of critics by Paramount Studios, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, was instead screened on U.S. military bases and areas with a high-concentration of military families. You know, regular folk who live between the liberal spheres of the East and Left coast. A brilliant tactic by the studio, it aimed to byp... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Proposal: 8 of 10
Romantic comedies, like nearly every film in the horror genre, have a small playing field and a list of guidelines in which to play from. Here's a list of some of those guidelines: You must have an airport scene. You know, where the guy sprints to the airport to declare his love before it's too late? If you can't have an airp... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Final Destination (2009): 5 of 5
The combination of horror movies and 3D is like the pairing of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt: individually they are fine, productive, nice to look at and usually offer some kind of entertainment value. Together and, holy plop, the duo are whispered about, followed obsessively by an odd following and can even be sometimes annoy... More..