Category: Film Reviews
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5 Favorites Redux #59: Favorite Christmas Movies
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 annual debate on what makes a Christmas movie is here again with Die…
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Review: Mank (2020)
Mank Rating Director David Fincher Screenplay Jack Fincher Length 2h 11m Starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey, Arliss Howard, Tuppence Middleton, Monika Grossmann, Joseph Cross, Sam Troughton, Tom Burke, Charles Dance, Ferdinand Kingsley MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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The Morning After: Dec. 14, 2020
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: Mank Written by his father…
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5 Favorites Redux #58: Favorite Christopher Walken Films
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. Five actors’ names popped out to me from this weekend’s release. Of those, only…
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Review: Promising Young Woman (2020)
Promising Young Woman Rating Director Emerald Fennell Screenplay Emerald Fennell Length 1h 53m Starring Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Jennifer Coolidge, Clancy Brown, Laverne Cox, Alison Brie, Chris Lowell, Max Greenfield, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Alfred Molina MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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The Morning After: Dec. 7, 2020
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: Promising Young Woman Promising Young…
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5 Favorites Redux #57: Favorite Tommy Lee Jones Films
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. As easy as it can be to overrate Tommy Lee Jones’ capability as an…
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Review: Mother’s Day (2010)
Mother’s Day Rating Director Darren Lynn Bousman Screenplay Scott Milam (Screenplay: Charles Kaufman, Warren Leight) Length 1h 52m Starring Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Patrick Flueger, Warren Kole, Deborah Ann Woll, Briana Evigan, Shawn Ashmore, Frank Grillo, Kandyse McClure, Lyriq Bent, Lisa Marcos, Matt O’Leary, Jessie Rusu, Tony Nappo, Jason Wishnowski MPAA Rating R Original…
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5 Favorites Redux #56: Favorite DreamWorks Animation Films
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 weekend, a small number of films release, and while I had some interesting…
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Review: Ex Machina (2014)
Ex Machina Rating Director Alex Garland Screenplay Alex Garland Length 1h 48m Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #55: Favorite Nicolas Cage Films
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. Starting out his career with his more famous Coppola surname, Nicolas Cage appeared in…
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5 Favorites Redux #54: Favorite Diane Keaton Films
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, a disposable romantic comedy releases to cinemas and with it, we’re given…
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Review: Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Kingsman: The Secret Service Rating Director Matthew Vaughn Screenplay Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn (Comic: Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons) Length 2h 9m Starring Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Jonno Davies, Jack Davenport, Samantha Womack, Mark Hamill, Velibor Topic, Sofia Boutella, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton, Geoff Bell, Jordan Long MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click…
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5 Favorites Redux #53: Focus Features Films
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. On August 16, 2002 a scrappy independent studio released its first feature to cinemas.…
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Review: Her (2013)
Her Rating Director Spike Jonze Screenplay Spike Jonze Length 2h 6m Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Chris Pratt, Rooney Mara, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams, Matt Letscher, Olivia Wilde MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
