100 Words or Less: Casino Jack
Though Kevin Spacey is dynamic in the title role, the other characters in “Casino Jack” are reduced to one-note caricatures.
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100 Words or Less: True Grit
Though the Coens turned this classic western into something of a screwball comedy, “True Grit” still feels like their most accessible work to date.
Dec 22, 2010 | 143 comments | View Post
100 Words or Less: The Fighter
“The Fighter” is that rare movie which manages to be universally appealing while still impressing us pickier aficionados.
100 Words or Less: TRON: Legacy
Despite a few wooden performances and several scenes solely containing expositional dialogue, “TRON: Legacy” still ultimately feels more like a success than a misfire.
Dec 17, 2010 | 6 comments | View Post
100 Words Or Less: Due Date
The script makes no sense and the structure is sloppy – even for a film directed by the guy who made “The Hangover.”
100 Words Or Less: Robin Hood
The only way this movie could rob folks any more blatantly is if movie theater ticket takers started wearing green tights.
May 16, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
100 Words Or Less: Iron Man 2
Was Iron Man lacking in the silliness department? Then why bring in Tropic Thunder scribe Justin Theroux? Did the first movie pull off its villain? Then why double up the second time? [...]
May 05, 2010 | 212 comments | View Post
100 Words Or Less: “Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father”
Dear Zachary is psychological gauntlet, inciting every emotional response from rage to despair, from relief to defeat…all in about 90 minutes.
Mar 10, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
100 Words Or Less: “Amadeus”
Miloš Forman constructs his film with audacious exaggeration – in set design, costumes, acting and plot – the only way to truly complement the legendary music man’s outrageous persona.
Mar 09, 2010 | 8 comments | View Post
100 Words Or Less: 2010 Best Picture Noms
100 Words or Less is one of the staples here at FlickSided. We take pride in being able to get across the essence of a film in a short blurb of a [...]
Mar 07, 2010 | 10 comments | View Post
