Category: Film Reviews
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The Morning After: Mar. 4, 2013
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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Review: Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild Rating Director Benh Zeitlin Screenplay Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar (Play: Lucy Alibar) Length 93 minutes Starring Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry MPAA Rating PG-13 for thematic material including child imperilment, some disturbing images, language and brief sensuality
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Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Rating Director Stephen Chbosky Screenplay Stephen Chbosky (Based on His Own Novel) Length 102 min. Starring Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller, Emma Watson, Paul Rudd, Dylan McDermott, Kate Walsh, Johnny Simmons, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman, Joan Cusack MPAA Rating PG-13 on appeal for mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use,…
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The Morning After: Feb. 25, 2013
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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The Morning After: Feb. 18, 2013
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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The Morning After: Feb. 11, 2013
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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Review: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Rating Director Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon Screenplay Eric Darnell, Noah Baumbach Length 93 min. Starring Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, Frances McDormand, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Martin Short, Chris Miller MPAA Rating…
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Review: Rise of the Guardians (2012)
Rise of the Guardians Rating Director Peter Ramsey Screenplay David Lindsay-Abaire (Book: William Joyce) Length 97 min. Starring Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Khamani Griffin, Kamil McFadden, MPAA Rating PG for thematic elements and some mildly scary action
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The Morning After: Feb. 4, 2013
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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Review: Arbitrage (2012)
Arbitrage Rating Director Nicholas Jarecki Screenplay Nicholas Jarecki Length 107 min. Starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Nate Parker MPAA Rating R
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Review: Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Safety Not Guaranteed Rating Director Colin Treverrow Screenplay Derek Connolly Length 86 min. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Jake Johnson, Mark Duplass, Karan Soni, Mary Lynn Rajskub MPAA Rating R for language including some sexual references
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2012: Year in Reviews, Part 3
Yesterday, I looked back at individual achievements for the year, highlighting the best performances and creative successes out of the myriad releases I consumed as well as those I didn’t think lived up to expectations. Today, I’m going to be looking at the year’s best films, honorable mentions and movies that were far better than…
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2012: Year in Reviews, Part 2
Now that I’ve looked at thw worst and most disappointing, it’s time to take a look at the indivisual accomplishments that abounded in 2012. From performances to design work, these are my highlights of the year. And while I loved a great deal of the work done in film this year, there are some performances…
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2012: Year in Reviews, Part 1
A surprisingly bountiful year wherein expectations were exceeded and my opinions seemed to differ greatly from the consensus. This was the year 2012. I set out to write a year-end review article, something I had intended many times over the years, but seldom did. This time I succeeded, yet the end result was far longer…
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The Morning After: Jan. 21, 2013
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
