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Shay Casey

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Biography:

Shay was born in a cross-fire hurricane, and he howled at the moon in the driving rain. And when he was just a little boy, he sat on to his daddy's knee. His poppa said, "Son, don't let the man get you, do what he done to me." His mother told him one day he would be a man, and he would be the leader of a big old band. Maybe some day his name would be in lights. But it's been a long time since he rock n' rolled, been a long time since he did that stroll. It's been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. Now he's living easy, living free, a season ticket on a one-way ride. Asking nothing, leave him be, ain't nothing gonna break his stride. Don't need reason, don't need rhyme. Ain't nothing he'd rather do. Going down, party time, and all his friends are gonna be there too. He's on the highway to hell.(The above is written with apologies to Mick Jagger, John Fogerty, Chuck Berry, Robert Plant, and Bon Scott.)OK, so that "bio" was just a cheesy re-hash of classic rock lyrics. The real deal is that I'm Shay Casey, theater student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and amateur film critic. I spend most of my time wasting my parents' money and seeing movies. Then I write about them. That's about it.I also currently work as a moderator for the message boards at MovieThing.com (http://www.moviething.com). Do check them out!

Location:

San Francisco, CA

Official Website:

http://www.jaxfilmjournal.com

Reviews

Movies 온라인카지노추천 Shows
Taxi Driver (1976) 89% 5/5 “Is Travis a hero or a monster? The question is never answered to any satisfying degree, and Herrmann's score makes sure of that by always playing up the counterpoint of a scene.” – FilmFocus Jul 22, 2006 Full Review The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) 14% 1/5 “It's a film made specifically and entirely for the purpose of extracting money out of unsuspecting customers' wallets, all marketing plan and no artistic vision.” – FilmFocus Aug 25, 2005 Full Review House of Wax (2005) 28% 40/100 “Meanwhile, the audience wonders when Paris Hilton will be eviscerated for their enjoyment.” – FilmFocus Jun 4, 2005 Full Review Hostage (2005) 35% 40/100 “Much like Jeff Talley himself, Hostage badly needed a shave.” – FilmFocus Apr 23, 2005 Full Review Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 100% 88/100 “Courtroom procedurals this nimble don't come along often, but with Anatomy of a Murder, Preminger showed how it could be done.” – FilmFocus Apr 17, 2005 Full Review Downfall (2004) 90% 60/100 “Downfall doesn't let us down when it comes to telling what happened, but it has trouble coming up with how or why.” – FilmFocus Mar 27, 2005 Full Review Constantine (2005) 46% 68/100 “Sometimes dense and impenetrable, but it also contains an unusually thoughtful consideration of the difference between faith and belief.” – FilmFocus Mar 20, 2005 Full Review Hitch (2005) 68% 47/100 “Those who have seen enough of these films - and who know all their tricks - will likely recognize that Hitch is nothing special.” – FilmFocus Mar 13, 2005 Full Review Hotel Rwanda (2004) 91% 75/100 “As it should, leaves you feeling exhausted and wrung-out.” – FilmFocus Feb 28, 2005 Full Review The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) 57% 93/100 “Anderson's ability to deftly flip between whimsy and sentiment remains intact.” – FilmFocus Feb 22, 2005 Full Review In Good Company (2004) 83% 74/100 “Possesses the same depth of character and effortless charm as the [Weitzes'] other successful productions.” – FilmFocus Feb 14, 2005 Full Review Hide and Seek (2005) 13% 32/100 “A film in which no character ever turns on the lights, because if they ever did, we could see exactly what was happening, and how stupid it really is.” – FilmFocus Feb 7, 2005 Full Review Ocean's Twelve (2004) 55% 50/100 “All around, you can feel the strain of people trying very hard to make it seem like they're not trying.” – FilmFocus Feb 4, 2005 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 95% 5/5 “It's a grand film, art masquerading as commercial enterprise, and the best film I've seen this year.” – Daily-Reviews Dec 23, 2002 Full Review Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 82% 3.5/5 “” – Daily-Reviews Nov 22, 2002 Full Review The Lion King (1994) 93% 4/5 “” – Daily-Reviews Aug 16, 2002 Full Review Signs (2002) 76% 3.5/5 “Shyamalan's sense of pace, atmosphere, and mood remains near-flawless.” – Daily-Reviews Aug 16, 2002 Full Review Hart's War (2002) 60% 3/5 “A perfectly respectable, perfectly inoffensive, easily forgettable film.” – Daily-Reviews Aug 4, 2002 Full Review The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) 53% 3.5/5 “I just saw this movie... well, it's probably not accurate to call it a movie.” – Daily-Reviews Jul 21, 2002 Full Review Minority Report (2002) 89% 4/5 “Terrific action sequences, seamless special effects, devilishly underhanded humor, and an excellent supporting cast.” – Daily-Reviews Jul 18, 2002 Full Review The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) 64% 4/5 “A rather brilliant little cult item: a pastiche of children's entertainment, superhero comics, and Japanese animation.” – Daily-Reviews Jul 14, 2002 Full Review Insomnia (2002) 92% 3.5/5 “An artful, intelligent film that stays within the confines of a well-established genre.” – Daily-Reviews Jun 24, 2002 Full Review A Walk to Remember (2002) 30% capsule “Lopes along from predictable plot twist to predictable anti-climax.” – Film Written Magazine Jun 21, 2002 Full Review Black Hawk Down (2001) 76% capsule “Remains consistently stimulating for its entire running time.” – Film Written Magazine Jun 21, 2002 Full Review The Shipping News (2001) 54% capsule “Another beautifully-made and serious-minded celebration of having nothing to say.” – Film Written Magazine Jun 21, 2002 Full Review
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