Is Julia Roberts justly one of the highest-paid actresses of all time…or is she just another pretty face? Movie Irv, having already rendered his verdict on the career of Brad Pitt, now takes a look at the star of such…
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Quick! 1-10, One Movie Title for Every Number
Proof that yes, Movie Irv dares to roll with zero advance on a question: Top 10 Movie Titles from 1-10 Irv didn’t know we’d have accepted the actual number (or spelled-out version of the number, etc.) at any position in the title…
Read more →Pick Your Favorite Movie from the Year You Were Born
In the interests of full disclosure, before Irv takes over, I’ll provide my answer: Night of the Living Dead. Of course, I didn’t say whether or not it was the black-and-white George A. Romero 1968 original or the Tom Savini-directed 1990 remake….
Read more →What’s With Johnny Depp and the Whiteface?
You’ve already chosen the best Johnny Depp poster. You’ve read one fan’s open letter to Depp that implored him to cut back on the quirk. If you’ve just crawled out from under that rock, you surely know by now that Depp…
Read more →Does God Care What Movies You Watch?
Most people are familiar with the Motion Picture Association of America’s ratings system—the G, PG, PG13, R, and NC-17. If you also happen to be acquainted with (or abide by) the A, B, C, or O ratings, you might have an easy answer…
Read more →What’s the Best Movie Shootout?
Are you partial to ultra-cool shootouts like the set-destroying gunplay in The Matrix? Would you select something from the exotic filmography of John Woo? Are you a pure classicist, going for sturdy fare like High Noon? Would you make the…
Read more →Brad Pitt: Overrated or Underrated?
He’s made women around the world swoon…and men around the world envious. His appeal has been likened to that of Robert Redford; he’s been likewise maligned as a superficial “pretty boy” (much like…well, read my own defense of a much-mocked,…
Read more →The Movie Alphabet A-Z
Sometimes it’s just fun to throw a curveball to Movie Irv and then roll the camera: The Movie Alphabet A to Z How well would you have done on the spur of the moment? I’m inclined to think Irv gave…
Read more →Has a Movie Ever Changed Your Mind?
It has been said that viewers today are more likely to consume entertainment or informational media that they believe will most likely reinforce their existing biases, rather than look for opposing or challenging points of view. This phenomenon is perhaps…
Read more →Do They Make ‘Em Like They Used To?
Oh, how we hear it on this blog. How the movies today are awful. The violence. The sex. The language. The acting. The writing. The messages being shoved down our throats. If we were to ask the question, Do You…
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