Category: Film Reviews
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5 Favorites Redux #43: Films from Actors With Weekend Releases
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, rather than highlight one specific actor with a film in release, I…
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Review: Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
Far from the Madding Crowd Rating Director Thomas Vinterberg Screenplay David Nicholls (Novel by Thomas Hardy) Length 119 min. Starring Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge, Michael Sheen, June Temple, Bradley Hall, Hilton McRae, Jessica Barden MPAA Rating PG-13 for some sexuality and violence Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #42: Favorite Bruce Dern 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. Having worked on several westerns and suspense thrillers in his early career throughout the…
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Review: Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight Rating Director Tom McCarthy Screenplay Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy Length 128 min. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schrieber, John Slattery, Brian d’Arcy James, Stanley Tucci, Elena Wohl, Billy Crudup MPAA Rating R for some language including sexual references Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #41: Favorite Donald Sutherland 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. 85-year-old actor Donald Sutherland has shown no sign of slowing down. Before we tell…
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Review: Sicario (2015)
Sicario Rating Director Denis Villeneuve Screenplay Taylor Sheridan Length 121 min. Starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya, Jeffrey Donovan MPAA Rating R for strong violence, grisly images, and language Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #40: Favorite Clive Owen 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. English actor Clive Owen spent most of the 1990s as a regular figure on…
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Review: The Martian (2015)
The Martian Rating Director Ridley Scott Screenplay Drew Goddard (Book by Andy Weir) Length 144 min. Starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, Askel Hennie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Mackenzie Davis, Donald Glover MPAA Rating PG-13 for some strong language, injury images, and brief nudity.…
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5 Favorites Redux #39: Favorite Community Alumni 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. For five seasons, Dan Harmon’s Community entertained and delighted audiences (who could find it…
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Review: The World’s End (2013)
The World’s End Rating Director Edgar Wright Screenplay Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg Length 1h 49min Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike, Pierce Brosnan, Bill Nighy, David Bradley, Darren Boyd, Michael Smiley MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #38: Favorite Udo Kier 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. German character actor Udo Kier has appeared in over 100 films since his first…
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Review: Hot Fuzz (2007)
Hot Fuzz Rating Director Edgar Wright Screenplay Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg Length 2h 1min Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Timothy Dalton, Bill Nighy, Billie Whitelaw, Edward Woodward, Bill Bailey, David Bradley, Adam Buxton, Olivia Colman, Ron Cook, Kenneth Cranham, MPAA Rating R for violent content including some graphic images, and language…
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5 Favorites Redux #37: Favorite Films Featuring James Cromwell
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 were two actors in films coming out this weekend that I could have…
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Review: Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead Rating Director Edgar Wright Screenplay Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright Length 1h 39min Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Penelope Wilton, Bill Nighy, Jessica Stevenson, Peter Serafinowicz, Rafe Spall, Martin Freeman, Reece Shearsmith, Tamsin Greig, Julia Deakin, Matt Lucas MPAA Rating R
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5 Favorites Redux #36: Favorite Star Trek: Enterprise Episodes
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 I sat down to watch the sixth and final Star Trek series from…
