Ian's Movie Reviews
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2001: A Space Odyssey

August 25, 2018

When I heard that there would be a print run of 2001 this year during its 50th anniversary, I got very excited.  This was one of those movies I always wanted to see in theater.  But as the summer went on, there was still no word from my local theater that this was going to […]

My Top Ten Movies of the 60s

April 15, 2012

10. The Birds (1963)   The Birds is a movie I honestly didn’t think I would end up liking, thinking its just a silly horror flick.  But it has all of the great Hitchcockisms which make his works so great; fantastic dialogue with lots of wit, and a visual panache for storytelling.  Not to mention […]

The Blu-ray Files #003

July 13, 2011

Batman Begins (Steelbook) – The new HD quality of the long-desired “proper” Batman movie is good, but leaves a little something to be desired.  The images tend to seem soft, not quite as sharp as they could be.  Wide shots, like those of The Narrows and of the training mountain, look great though.  Skin tones […]