Category: Film Reviews
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Review: The Dead (1987)
The Dead Rating Director John Huston Screenplay Tony Huston (Short Story: James Joyce) Length 1h 23m Starring Anjelica Huston, Dan O’Herlihy, Colm Meaney, Ingrid Craigie, Donal McCann, Sean McClory, Marie Kean, Donal Donnelly MPAA Rating PG
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5 Favorites #131: John Malkovich
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Another in the long line of Bruce Willis’ final performances releases this weekend. One…
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5 Favorites #130: Tom Cruise
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. A box office draw for three decades now, Tom Cruise has gotten a lot…
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Review: Babe (1995)
Babe Rating Director Chris Noonan Screenplay George Miller, Chris Noonan (Novel: Dick King-Smith) Length 1h 31m Starring Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes, Danny Mann, Hugo Weaving, Miriam Flynn, Russie Taylor, Evelyn Krape, Michael Edward-Stevens, Charles Bartlett, Paul Livingston, Roscoe Lee Browne, James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski MPAA Rating G
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5 Favorites #129: Maggie Smith
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. With such a large cast, Downton Abbey: A New Era provides me with plenty…
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Review: Victor/Victoria (1982)
Victor/Victoria Rating Director Blake Edwards Screenplay Blake Edwards Length 2h 14m Starring Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, John Rhys-Davies MPAA Rating PG
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5 Favorites #128: The Cast and Crew of Firestarter
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. There aren’t a lot of great new releases and I previously covered Stephen King…
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Review: Soul (2020)
Soul Rating Director Pete Docter, Kemp Powers Screenplay Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers Length 1h 40m Starring Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Phylicia Rashad, Donnell Rawlings, Ahmir-Khali Thompson aka Questlove, Angela Bassett, Cora Champonmmier, Margo Hall, Daveed Diggs, Rhodessa Jones, Wes Studi MPAA Rating PG Original Preview…
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5 Favorites #127: Cumberbatch, Ejiofor, Olsen, Stuhlbarg, Wong
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This week, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film releases, one of the few franchises…
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Review: Onward (2020)
Onward Rating Director Dan Scanlon Screenplay Dan Scanlon, Keith Bunin, Jason Headley Length 1h 42m Starring Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Mel Rodriguez MPAA Rating PG Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites #126: Bruce Willis
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Normally, I would take the wide releases and pick a topic based on those…
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Review: Red Notice (2021)
Red Notice Rating Director Rawson Marshall Thurber Screenplay Rawson Marshall Thurber Length 1h 58m Starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya, Chris Diamantopoulos MPAA Rating PG-13 Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites #125: Nicole Kidman
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Robert Eggers’ third film releases this weekend to wide audiences, bringing Alexander Skarsgaard in…
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Review: The Suicide Squad (2021)
The Suicide Squad Rating Director James Gunn Screenplay James Gunn Length 2h 12m Starring Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Michael Rooker, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, Pete Davidson MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites #124: Jude Law
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. The third film in the Fantastic Beasts series releases this weekend with the usual…
