3 and 1/2 ‘Staches Archive

  • Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman From the moment man crawled out of the primordial ooze, he’s searched for a meaning behind his existence. Theories can be formulated, but nothing has ever been solidified as; the answer. Acting as its own...

    Prometheus

    Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman From the moment man crawled out of the primordial ooze, he’s searched for a meaning behind his existence. Theories can be formulated, but nothing has ever been solidified as; the answer. Acting as its own...

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  • Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Four years and five previous films in the making, The Avengers has finally arrived. There’s no question that enthusiasts will adore and applaud the Joss Whedon scripted/directed super-hero bonanza.  Certainly entertaining, the entire experience still...

    The Avengers

    Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Four years and five previous films in the making, The Avengers has finally arrived. There’s no question that enthusiasts will adore and applaud the Joss Whedon scripted/directed super-hero bonanza.  Certainly entertaining, the entire experience still...

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  • Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Ever since the Judd Apatow crew had broken away from the core to work on their own projects, there have been quite a few good efforts. The teaming of Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller created...

    The Five-Year Engagement

    Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Ever since the Judd Apatow crew had broken away from the core to work on their own projects, there have been quite a few good efforts. The teaming of Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller created...

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  • Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Everyone wants to attain a high level of success. When one reaches the highest level at a young age, it seems things can’t go wrong. For John Forte`, success took him down a strange road...

    Tribeca 2012- The Russian Winter

    Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Everyone wants to attain a high level of success. When one reaches the highest level at a young age, it seems things can’t go wrong. For John Forte`, success took him down a strange road...

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  • Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman There’s no place in existence that’s crime free. While America is a hot bed for violent, unexplainable, vile crimes; a level of equally atrocious events take place in other sections of the world as if...

    Tribeca 2012-Graceland

    Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman There’s no place in existence that’s crime free. While America is a hot bed for violent, unexplainable, vile crimes; a level of equally atrocious events take place in other sections of the world as if...

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  • Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Delivering her second feature as a director, Sarah Polley decided to explore the opposite end of the spectrum from her debut film, Away From Her. The sweltering heat of a sticky Toronto summer sets the table...

    Tribeca 2012- Take This Waltz

    Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Delivering her second feature as a director, Sarah Polley decided to explore the opposite end of the spectrum from her debut film, Away From Her. The sweltering heat of a sticky Toronto summer sets the table...

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  • Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman About 12 years ago, the Japanese film Battle Royale was “banned” from being sold here in the states for its unapologetic depiction of kids, killing kids. Now, since Hollywood is doing it with The Hunger...

    God Bless America

    Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman About 12 years ago, the Japanese film Battle Royale was “banned” from being sold here in the states for its unapologetic depiction of kids, killing kids. Now, since Hollywood is doing it with The Hunger...

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  • Review by Patrik Korda Note: So many movies, so little time. Due to conflicting schedule issues, I was unable to attend the Mirror Mirror screening. Friend of The ‘Stache, Patrik Korda was kind enough to cover the movie for us....

    Mirror Mirror

    Review by Patrik Korda Note: So many movies, so little time. Due to conflicting schedule issues, I was unable to attend the Mirror Mirror screening. Friend of The ‘Stache, Patrik Korda was kind enough to cover the movie for us....

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  • Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Director/Writer David Wain’s Role Models may be the number one, critically under-rated comedy of the century. While it didn’t topple his earlier, free-formed style films, it proved he can deliver a straight story line structure,...

    Wanderlust

    Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Director/Writer David Wain’s Role Models may be the number one, critically under-rated comedy of the century. While it didn’t topple his earlier, free-formed style films, it proved he can deliver a straight story line structure,...

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  • Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Elvis Costello recorded the most spiteful dis-track on his 1989 masterpiece, Spike. The song (Tramp The Dirt Down) boils down to Costello asking God to make sure he lives long enough to see Margaret Thatcher...

    The Iron Lady

    Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman Elvis Costello recorded the most spiteful dis-track on his 1989 masterpiece, Spike. The song (Tramp The Dirt Down) boils down to Costello asking God to make sure he lives long enough to see Margaret Thatcher...

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