Wil is not a professional movie critic, but is a dedicated fan of films, both great and small. Of the thousands of films he's seen, some were worth writing about, in Wil's humble opinion. Following are links to some of his "reviews," which aren't meant to be professional critiques. These are the views of an informed and opinionated fan.
MOVIE REVIEWS
By Year
(2010 Movies)
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Daybreakers
The Karate Kid
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of ...
Valentine's Day
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(2009 Movies)
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2012
Avatar (3-D)
The Blind Side
A Christmas Carol (3-D)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Couples Retreat
District 9
Dragonball: Evolution
Funny People
G-Force
Good Hair
The Invention of Lying
Law Abiding Citizen
Ninja Assassin
Planet 51
Public Enemies
Surrogates
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Year One
Zombieland
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(2008 Movies)
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10,000 B.C.
The Bank Job
Frost/Nixon
Hancock
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Journey to the Center of the Earth (3-D)
Nights in Rodanthe
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
The Wrestler
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(2007 Movies)
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3:10 to Yuma
Assassination of Jesse James, The
August Rush
Four Sheets to the Wind
Grindhouse
The Invisible
Live Free or Die Hard
Knocked Up
Shooter
Simpsons Movie, The
The Ten
Transformers
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(2006 Movies)
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300
Believe in Me
Blood Diamond
Casino Royale
Catch and Release
Children of Men
Déjà Vu
Departed, The
Freedomland
God Grew Tired of Us
Home of the Brave
Idiocracy
Last King of Scotland, The
Little Miss Sunshine
Planet Earth (BBC)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
United 93
V for Vendetta
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(2005 Movies)
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Aeon Flux
Domino
Edison Force
F*ck
Hitchhiker's Guide, The
Island, The
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Million Dollar Baby
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Sin City
Syriana
Thank You for Smoking
War of the Worlds
Weather Man, The
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(2004 Movies)
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D.E.B.S.
Spanglish
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(1970s Movies)
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The Message
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(1930s Movies)
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The Roaring Twenties
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OTHER REVIEWS
Book:
Never Surrender , by LTG William G. Boykin (ret.) (2008)
(blog, March 28, 2011)
Tourist Stop:
San Marcos Premium Outlets (blog, March 11, 2011)
Book:
The History of Murder , by Colin Wilson (1990)
(blog, Feb. 28, 2011)
Flash:
LumoPro LP160 (manual flash)
(blog, Feb. 19, 2011)
Lens:
Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG Macro (Canon EF mount)
(blog, Feb. 18, 2011)
Book:
John Carter of Mars , by Edgar Rice Burroughs (2009)
(blog, Jan. 29, 2011)
Book:
The Forge of God , by Greg Bear (1987)
(blog, Jan. 21, 2011)
Book:
Hidden Empire , by Kevin J. Anderson (2002)
(blog, Dec. 2, 2010)
Book:
A Terrible Glory , by James Donovan (2008)
(blog, Sept. 29, 2010)
Book:
East to the Dawn , by Susan Butler (1997)
(blog, July 29, 2010)
Book:
Empire , by Orson Scott Card (2006)
(blog, March 15, 2010)
Book:
When All Seems Lost , by William C. Dietz (2007)
(blog, Feb. 18, 2010)
Book:
Exodus , by Leon Uris (1958)
(blog, Jan. 15, 2010)
Book:
The Island at the Center of the World , by Russell Shorto (2004)
(blog, Dec. 11, 2009)
Book:
The Swarm , by Frank Schatzing (2006)
(blog, Dec. 1, 2009)
Book:
The Dictators , by Richard Overy (2004)
(blog, Nov. 10, 2009)
Book:
The Lost Symbol , by Dan Brown (2009)
(blog, Oct. 19, 2009)
Tourist Stop:
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum (Oct. 6, 2009)
(blog)
Website:
Twitter (April 19, 2009)
(blog)
Tourist Stop:
Dallas World Aquarium (Aug. 3, 2008)
(blog)
Tourist Stop:
Gainesville Factory Shops (Aug. 3, 2008)
(blog)
Software:
Firefox 3 vs. Safari (June 26, 2008)
(blog)
Software:
Internet Browsers comparison (2004)
(.doc)
Software:
Internet Browsers comparison (2004)
(.pdf)
Software:
File Browsers comparison (.doc)
Software:
File Browsers comparison (.pdf)
Place:
The Friendliest town in Oklahoma (.txt)
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