Archive for the ‘Chops and Scores’ Category

  • LAMBScores: Mama’s Last Stand in the Broken City

    by Shane Slater · Feb 9, 2013 at 0:29 CST · Featured, LAMBscores, Uncategorized · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Mama’s Last Stand in the Broken City

    Another January weekend, another dismal lineup of films. None of this week’s releases (Mama, Broken City, The Last Stand) cracked the 3.0 mark on the LAMBScore scale. Maybe next week will be better? Remember, you can head on over to the forums if you wish to add your reviews for the next...

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  • Foreign Chops #9: Cinema of Quebec

    by Robert Gannon · Feb 2, 2013 at 1:19 CST · Featured, Foreign Chops · 2 Comments
    Foreign Chops #9: Cinema of Quebec

    Hi everyone. I’m Robert from Sketchy Details and I’ll be taking over Foreign Chops. I want to thank Steve from 1001plus for starting this great feature and running it so well.

    The first topic of the new year is the cinema of Quebec. The Oscar nominations came out last week and Canada is once again in the running for Best Foreign Language Film with War Witch. In the past eight years, Canada has made the short list...

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  • LAMBScores: Maya’s Gangster Squad Haunts Bin Laden

    by Shane Slater · Feb 1, 2013 at 12:47 CST · Featured, LAMBscores · 1 Comment
    LAMBScores: Maya’s Gangster Squad Haunts Bin Laden

    January continues to be the dumping ground for weak films, but thankfully there are still some holdovers from Oscar season to keep us happy. This week we have scores for A Haunted House and Gangster Squad, but the big one is Kathryn Bigelow’s controversial film Zero Dark Thirty. Find out what the LAMB members thought of...

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  • LAMBScores: The Horror of Tsunamis and Fracking

    by Shane Slater · Jan 25, 2013 at 12:45 CST · Featured, LAMBscores · 7 Comments
    LAMBScores: The Horror of Tsunamis and Fracking


    In this edition of the LAMBScores we have 4 new releases for you – The Impossible, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Promised Land and Not Fade Away. It seemed to be a slow week, with only The Impossible seeming to spark much interest among the LAMB members. Find out what your fellow lammies thought of Juan Antonio Bayona’s heartwrenching film, in addition to the other...

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  • LAMBScores: The Misery of Slavery

    by Shane Slater · Jan 19, 2013 at 0:07 CST · Featured, LAMBscores · 4 Comments
    LAMBScores: The Misery of Slavery


    This week on the LAMBScores we catch up with 2012’s big Christmas Day releases Django Unchained and Les Miserables. On the surface, these films seem completely different, but they have more in common than you think. Specifically, both films are set in the 1800s and are focused on a former slave who becomes empowered. Find out below what the LAMB members thought of these two Oscar nominees. Remember,...

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  • LAMBScores: Hit the road Jack

    by Shane Slater · Jan 12, 2013 at 15:14 CST · Featured, LAMBscores · 1 Comment
    LAMBScores: Hit the road Jack


    Let me apologize for the late posting of these LAMBscores. I’ve been unusually busy this week, so it took a while for me to get around to them. We have 4 scores for you today, including a Tom Cruise actioner Jack Reacher and a pair of comedies – The Guilt Trip and This is 40. The movie that left the best impression though, was Michael...

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  • LAMBScores: Return To Middle Earth, part 1

    by Shane Slater · Jan 4, 2013 at 13:03 CST · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Return To Middle Earth, part 1


    We don’t have much variety film-wise on this edition of LAMBScores, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a lot of reviews! This week’s lone film is one of the most anticipated releases of the year – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Check out what the LAMB members thought of the film below. Remember, if you want to see your review on the next edition of the LAMBScores, head on...

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  • LAMBScores: A Psycho Tiger Kills Them Softly

    by Shane Slater · Dec 22, 2012 at 14:18 CST · Featured, LAMBscores · 2 Comments
    LAMBScores: A Psycho Tiger Kills Them Softly


    First off, apologies for the delay. We had a changeover of LAMBScores editors but fear not, we are back on track. As a result, we have a fairly large edition of the LAMBScores this week with five scores for you to check out. First up, we have Ang Lee’s visually stunning adaptation of Life of Pi featuring some of the best 3D in years. We also have the holiday superhero epic Rise of the...

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  • LAMBScores: From Russia with Love and Vampires

    by Nick Powell · Dec 10, 2012 at 7:44 CST · LAMBscores · 6 Comments
    LAMBScores: From Russia with Love and Vampires

    This week’s edition of the LAMBScores brings one of the year’s “most anticipated” and one of the year’s best. Oh, and there’s that drama based off of a Tolstoy novel. We breakdown the scores for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Silver Linings Playbook, and Anna Karenina. As always, if you want to join in...

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  • LAMBscores: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by the (Not-So) Coward James Bond

    by Nick Powell · Dec 2, 2012 at 4:36 CST · Featured, LAMBscores · 3 Comments
    LAMBscores: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by the (Not-So) Coward James Bond

    This week just two films are up for our review and discussion. The Steven Spielberg directed historical drama, Lincoln, starring the ever-so-great Daniel Day-Lewis, came roaring into theaters with even more Oscar buzz. Skyfall, the 23rd film in the Bond Franchise, is the largest grossing Bond movie of all time and has the story and the looks to back up its earnings. Want to see your...

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  • LAMBScores: Arcade Gaming with A Kung-Fu Denzel

    by Nick Powell · Nov 25, 2012 at 0:52 CST · Featured, LAMBscores · 1 Comment
    LAMBScores: Arcade Gaming with A Kung-Fu Denzel

    This edition of LAMBScores features a wide variety of titles. From Disney’s video game animated epic, Wreck-It Ralph, to the Denzel, substance-abuse drama, Flight. We also see if RZA’s directorial debut, The Man with the Iron Fists cements him as a legit Hollywood man behind the camera. And just for safe measure, we thrown in the rather obscure...

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  • LAMBScores: Cloud Surfing: Revelation

    by Nick Powell · Nov 20, 2012 at 6:15 CST · Chops and Scores, Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Cloud Surfing: Revelation

    This week, the LAMBScores features a couple of very, very different films. First up, we have the epic Cloud Atlas, a film that spans centuries, universes, lifetimes, and so much more. Is the movie’s ambition rewarded with a great LAMBScore? Check out below. Up next is Silent Hill: Revelation, the sequel video game adaptation that tries hard to duplicate the success of the first...

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