Simply Donate: The Art of Elysium

To keep the love rolling as we approach the end of February, we want to prove that we aren't always jerks and help give something back.  The Art of Elysium, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of artists and critically ill children is...

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Simply Indie: Wild Girl Waltz

SIMPLERWild Girl Waltz - SimplerThere is an alarming trend in films recently; the lack of comedies with characters hanging out and getting into trouble.  From "Smokey and the Bandit" to "Road Trip" the concept of driving around and getting into mischief has...

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The Simplistic Reviews Podcast: February 2014 Edition

In a desperate attempt to gain some respectability, The Simplistic Reviews Podcast has on special guest from Insession Film, JD Duran.  But in only twenty minutes, the boys corrupt this once reputable man to the point where he is setting fire to the Academy...

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DJ Simply Loves Robert Downey Jr.: Sherlock Holmes

PULSEAfter Robert Downey Jr. put comic book films back on the map with Iron Man, I was thoroughly on the RDJ train.  Then I heard what his next big film role was going to be.  Another super genius with substance abuse issues.  A character who might...

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The LEGO Movie

INSPIREDThe LEGO Movie - InspiredThe magic of movies, at least for me, is where a film can take me back to a time in my life where I was happiest and made me feel joy.  It's important that a filmmaker(s) be able to connect with an audience at not only an...

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Simply Anime: Kill la Kill

SHARPOnce again Simply Anime is BACK with another healthy does of animated goodness. Your featured show this time is Kill la Kill. This has been a show that I've been meaning to watch for a while but procrastinated on starting because, I can be a slacker from...

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Matt Simply Loves Anna Kendrick: Rapture-Palooza

EXERCISERapture-Palooza -ExerciseThey say in love that you have to love someone completely.  It's one of those rules that greeting card companies made up so many years ago.  Despite my surly demeanor most of the time, I sincerely subscribe to this notion. ...

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Matt Simply Loves Anna Kendrick: Pitch Perfect

GUILTYPitch Perfect - Guilty I'm really going to put myself out there with who I love this month. I could be cliche and pick an actor the likes of Mike Ruffalo (who I still might) or perhaps even Joaquin Phoenix, but I'm singing the praises, fittingly enough,...

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DJ Simply Loves Robert Downey Jr.: Iron Man

REBIRTHThis is it.  This is the movie.  This is the actor.  This is the moment.  Before the recent meteoric rise of Matthew McConaughey and before comic book movies became the most unstoppable form of genre films in Hollywood, there was Robert...

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Simplistic TV: Looking

DIFFERENTLooking - DifferentHBO has a long history of inclusion with the gay community.  From shows like "Six Feet Under" and "True Blood," to taking on the AIDS crisis with films like "And the Band Played On," and "Angels in America."  Home Box Office...

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