Category: Film Reviews
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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…
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The Morning After: Jan. 14, 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: Jan. 7, 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: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Rating Director Peter Jackson Screenplay Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro (Novel: J.R.R. Tolkien) Length 169 min. Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Dean O’Gorman, Aidan Turner, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Adam…
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The Morning After: Jan. 31, 2012
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: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Rating Director John Maddn Screenplay Ol Parker (Novel: Deborah Moggach) Length 124 min. Starring Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Maggie Smith, Ronald Pickup, Celia Imrie, Dev Patel, Lilette Dubey, Tena Desae MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexual content and language
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The Morning After: Dec. 26, 2012
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: Dec. 17, 2012
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: Les Misérables (2012)
Les Misérables Rating Director Tom Hooper Screenplay William Nicholson (Musical Book: Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil; Musical Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer; Novel: Victor Hugo) Length 157 min. Starring Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Isabelle Allen MPAA Rating PG-13 for suggestive and sexual…
