10. CONVICTION
Each year, some films try so hard to win awards that they become mockeries of themselves. “Conviction” was such a movie, featuring a woman trying to exonerate her brother for murder. Like last year’s “Amelia,” no amount of good acting from Hillary Swank could save this film from the wash of award movie cliches that were thrown at the screen.
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Complete Metropolis, The Expendables, The Search for Santa Paws, Batman Beyond: The Complete Series and Eat Pray Love
Stinker of the week: I’m Still Here
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I’M STILL HERESeptember 10, 2010
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Joaquin Phoenix as HIMSELF (sort of)
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Directed by: Casey Affleck
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Not Rated
Opens: September 10, 2010
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix
Directed by: Casey Affleck
Kevin says I’m Still Here SUCKS!
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On This Week’s Show: Neil is off on a sexually tryst with Jessica Alba (though it hasn’t been determined if she’s a willing participant), so Kevin welcomes Fozzie Bare back into the Magical Studio in the Sky to talk about movies that neither of them have seen (Resident Evil: Afterlife because Sony didn’t screen it for anyone and I’m Still Here which is screening late for Kevin). But the guys manage to talk about plenty of other things, including a quick preview of Catfish, giant eagles selling groceries out of vans, the 3D phenomenon, Hamlet, Kevin’s hate mail, The Room and crapping your pants. They also lay down a Fat Guy Five about their favorite movies that were not screened. And Kevin continually calls the new Resident Evil movie the Apocalypse instead of Afterlife.
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