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Movie Review ~ Foxcatcher
The Facts: Synopsis: The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher lead by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul – a union that leads to unlikely circumstances. Stars: Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave, Anthony Michael Hall Director: Bennett Miller Rated: R Running Length:
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Movie Review ~ The Imitation Game
The Facts: Synopsis: English mathematician and logician, Alan Turing, helps crack the Enigma code during World War II. Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Allen Leech, Mark Strong, Charles Dance, Matthew Goode, Matthew Beard, Rory Kinnear Director: Morten Tyldum Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 114 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (8/10) Review: As I said in my review of the trailer for
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Movie Review ~ The Homesman
The Facts: Synopsis: Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her. Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Meryl Streep, Miranda Otto,Hilary Swank, James Spader, Hailee Steinfeld, Grace Gummer, Sonja Richte Director: Tommy Lee
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Movie Review ~ The Theory of Everything
The Facts: Synopsis: A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife, Jane. Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis, Emily Watson, Charlie Cox, Simon McBurney Director: James Marsh Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 113 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (7/10) Review: At the center of The Theory of Everything is a Hallmark Hall
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Movie Review ~ Big Eyes
The Facts: Synopsis: A drama about the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s. Stars: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Terence Stamp, Krysten Ritter Director: Tim Burton Rated:
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The Silver Bullet ~ In the Heart of the Sea
Synopsis: Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home Release Date: March 13, 2015 Thoughts: I can’t help it – just as they say that man has always been drawn to the sea, so have
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Movie Review ~ The Gambler (2014)
The Facts: Synopsis: Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Stars: Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Brie Larson, Michael Kenneth Williams Director: Rupert Wyatt Rated: R Running Length: 111 minutes TMMM Score: (2/10) Review: If
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Movie Review ~ Unbroken
The Facts: Synopsis: After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp Stars: Jack O’Connell, Garrett Hedlund, Domhnall Gleeson, Finn Wittrock, Miyavi Director: Angelina Jolie Rated: PG-13 Running Length:
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Down From the Shelf ~ The Gambler (1974)
The Facts: Synopsis: Axel Freed is a literature professor with a gambling vice. Stars: James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, Jacqueline Brookes, Burt Young, M. Emmett Walsh, James Woods Director: Karel Reisz Rated: R Running Length: 111 minutes TMMM Score: (4/10) Review: Movies like 1974’s The Gambler exhaust me. Like, honestly exhaust me. Though clearly
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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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