To hunt a killer. This is about one of the most infamous serial killers of all time: the Zodiac Killer. Starting in 1968, he took the lives of innocent people in northern California seemingly at random. He further taunted the … Continue reading The Most Dangerous Game – Zodiac (2007)
Inspire the kids. So in 1994 Long Beach, California, racial tensions were running high as it has only been two years since the Rodney King riots. Voluntary integration has been enforced, and Woodrow Wilson High School has failed its new … Continue reading Tales from Room 203 – Freedom Writers (2007)
What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss? So this is about a hunter who stumbles on a satchel of two million dollars (Josh Brolin), a psychopath who gets tasked with retrieving said satchel (Javier Bardem), and a … Continue reading No Clean Getaways – No Country for Old Men (2007)
Drainage. So this is about the oil business in America at the turn of the 20th century. One prospector, Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), can see the land he finds for the opportunity that it is. A lot of politics must … Continue reading Oil! – There Will Be Blood (2007)
Starting the rebuild. I already know I won’t be able to do this story justice with a quick summary, but here goes nothing. This is a world that has been torn asunder by mysterious and monstrous entities called Angels that … Continue reading Fresh Coat of Paint – Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
Getting moody. So on the slim chance that you haven’t read and/or watched The Goblet of Fire, spoiler alert: Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) is officially back. The general public seems hesitant to believe the eyewitness account of Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), … Continue reading Angst! – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
In the kitchen. So this is about a rat named Remy (Patton Oswalt). He has the misfortune of being assigned to the wrong species because he has a taste for the finer things in life, specifically with food. He yearns … Continue reading The Joy of Cooking – Ratatouille (2007)
As immersive as horror gets. So this is about a two person production crew of Ángela and Pablo (Manuela Velasco, Pablo Rosso). They make a show called While You’re Asleep, and for this episode, they are shadowing a pair of firefighters … Continue reading My Favorite Horror Movie – [Rec] (2007)
It still holds up. So this is about two high school seniors (Jonah Hill, Michael Cera) who are getting ready for college. Rather, they will be shortly, as soon as they can make their way to the big, year-end party with … Continue reading Seth’s High School Experience – Superbad (2007)
It may not be for everybody, but it’s totally for me. So this is about a non-traditional serial killer, Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell). Given his profession, he has a car that is considered to be death proof in that if … Continue reading 100% – Death Proof (2007)
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