Category: Film Reviews
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5 Favorites #105: Ciaran Hinds
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 are two careers among the cast of this weekend’s release of Belfast who…
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Review: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Wonder Woman 1984 Rating Director Patty Jenkins Screenplay Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns, Dave Callaham Length 2h 31m Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Lilly Aspell MPAA Rating PG-13 Original Preview Click Here
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The Morning After: Nov. 8, 2021
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Wonder Woman 1984 As with…
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5 Favorites #104: Chan, Hayek, Henry, Jolie, Nanjiani
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. Back to another grab bag week with Eternals opening this weekend with Oscar winner…
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Review: Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982)
Pink Floyd – The Wall Rating Director Alan Parker Screenplay Roger Waters (Album: Roger Waters) Length 1h 35m Starring Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David, Kevin McKeon, Bob Hoskins, David Bingham, Jenny Wright, Alex McAvoy MPAA Rating R
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5 Favorites #103: The Crew of Last Night in Soho
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. Last week’s experiment with the crew of Dune made sense once again this week…
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Review: A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange Rating Director Stanley Kubrick Screenplay Stanley Kubrick (Novel: Anthony Burgess) Length 2h 16m Starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke, John Clive, Adrienne Corri, Carl Duering MPAA Rating R (formerly X)
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5 Favorites #102: The Crew of Dune
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. In the 100-plus 5 Favorites posts I’ve done, I’ve focused primarily on actors, rarely…
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Review: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey Rating Director Stanley Kubrick Screenplay Stanley Kubrick & Arthur C. Clarke (Short Story: Arthur C. Clarke) Length 2h 29m Starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter, Margaret Tyzack, Robert Beatty, Sean Sullivan, Douglas Rain MPAA Rating G
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5 Favorites #101: Ben Affleck
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 are a lot of actors who’ve stepped behind the camera to make movies…
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Review: Auntie Mame (1958)
Auntie Mame Rating Director Morton DaCosta Screenplay Betty Comden, Adolph Green (Novel: Patrick Dennis) Length 2h 23m Starring Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Fred Clark, Roger Smith, Patric Knowles, Peggy Cass, Jan Handzlik, Joanna Barnes, Pippa Scott, Lee Patrick MPAA Rating Approved
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5 Favorites #100: James Bond Title Songs
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. One of the most enduring characters in cinematic history is James Bond. The debonair…
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5 Favorites Redux #99: Michelle Williams
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. Although her career started on television in 1993 just barely a teenager, Michelle Williams…
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Review: Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window Rating Director Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay John Michael Hayes (Short Story: Cornell Woolrich) Length 1h 52m Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn, Ross Bagdasarian, Georgine Darcy MPAA Rating PG (formerly: Passed (National Board of Review))
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5 Favorites Redux #98: Tony-Winning Stage Musicals & Film Adaptations
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. Seventh-three musicals have won the Tony Award for Best Musical (there was one tie…
