Month: January 2016
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Movie Review ~ The Finest Hours
The Facts: Synopsis: The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. Stars: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, Eric Bana Director: Craig Gillespie Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 117 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (5/10) Review: Back
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Movie Review ~ The 5th Wave
The Facts: Synopsis: Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff Director: J Blakeson Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 112 minutes TMMM Score: (5/10) Review: As is
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The Silver Bullet ~ Money Monster
Synopsis: A bombastic TV personality is taken hostage along with his crew live on air. Unfolding in real time, they must find a way to keep themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of big money lies. Release Date: May 13, 2016 Thoughts: I miss Jodie Foster. The two time Oscar
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Oscar Nominations 2016
Every year I wake up Oscar morning so excited and every year I turn off the TV (or, in today’s case, closed my browser window) disappointed. Below is the full list of Oscar nominations but let me say… No Ridley Scott nomination for Best Director? This is a crime. Another crime is The Academy
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Oscar Predictions 2016
Hello! Well, though I always find it difficult to nail down my Oscar selections pre-nomination day because I feel like I’m somehow cosmically jinxing potential favorites, I’m once again taking part in The 2016 Oscar Contest over at Film Actually because…well…it’s just the right thing to do 🙂 This being a contest and all I
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The Silver Bullet ~ High-Rise
Synopsis: A big screen adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s novel centered on a new residential tower where one man finds himself in the middle of mounting violence. Violence that he also finds emerging in himself. Release Date: March 18, 2016 Thoughts: I wouldn’t blame you if you haven’t yet heard of director Ben Wheatley. The Brit
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The Silver Bullet ~ The Conjuring 2
Synopsis: Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. Release Date: June 10, 2016 Thoughts: A follow-up to his supreme 2013 fright fest, director James Wan (Furious 7) returns with stars Patrick Wilson (Prometheus) and Vera Farmiga (The Judge)
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The Silver Bullet ~ A Bigger Splash
Synopsis: The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter. Release Date: May 13, 2016 Thoughts: There’s something intoxicating about any movie Oscar winner Tilda Swinton hitches her cart to. From a hipster vampire in Only Lovers Left Alive to the
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The Silver Bullet ~ Everybody Wants Some
Synopsis: A group of college baseball players navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood. Release Date: April 15, 2016 Thoughts: For his follow-up to a career-high achievement with Boyhood, writer/director Richard Linklater has created a “spiritual sequel” to his popular 1993 comedy Dazed and Confused. Trading D&C’s long hair, bellbottoms, and
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Hi Bruce, I think it definitely ranks in strong PG level, especially near the finale where it gets pretty intense.…
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