Tag: David Oyelowo
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Movie Review ~ Role Play
Movie Review Role Play 4/10 The Facts Synopsis: Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey, but she also has a secret life as an assassin for hire, a secret that her husband Dave discovers when they decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play. Director:…
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Movie Review ~ See How They Run
Movie Review See How They Run 7/10 The Facts Synopsis: When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on a case of murder in London’s West End, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their peril. Director: Tom George Stars:…
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Movie Review ~ The Water Man
Movie Review The Water Man 7/10 The Facts Synopsis: A boy sets out on a quest to save his ill mother by searching for a mythic figure said to have magical healing powers. Director: David Oyelowo Stars: David Oyelowo, Rosario Dawson, Lonnie Chavis, Amiah Miller, Alfred Molina, Maria Bello Rated: PG Running Length: 91 minutes…
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Movie Review ~ Chaos Walking
Movie Review Chaos Walking 4.5/10 The Facts Synopsis: Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone. Director: Doug Liman Stars: Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir,…
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Movie Review ~ The Midnight Sky
Movie Review The Midnight Sky 6.5/10 The Facts Synopsis: A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe. Director: George Clooney Stars: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Tiffany Boone, Demián Bichir, Kyle Chandler, Caoilinn Springall Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 118 minutes The Thoughts…
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Movie Review ~ A Most Violent Year
Movie Review A Most Violent Year 8/10 The Facts Synopsis: In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city’s history. Director: J.C. Chandor Stars: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks, Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo Rated: R Running Length: 125 minutes Trailer…
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The Silver Bullet ~ Selma
Synopsis: Chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. Release Date: December 25, 2014 Thoughts: Last year, Lee Daniels’ The Butler tried and failed to chronicle the Civil Rights movement as seen through the eyes…
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The Silver Bullet ~ A Most Violent Year
Synopsis: A crime drama set in New York City during the winter of 1981 centered on a the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.…
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Movie Review ~ Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Movie Review Lee Daniels’ The Butler 6/10 The Facts Synopsis: As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man’s life, family, and American society. Director: Lee Daniels Stars: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack,…
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The Silver Bullet ~ The Butler
Synopsis: A look at the life of Eugene Allen, who served eight presidents as the White House’s head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made. Release Date: October 18, 20113 Thoughts: I find myself at a crossroads with Oscar nominated director Lee Daniels. Though I…
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A 10/10 is a bold call, but your comparison to Oppenheimer really won me over — Yamazaki putting the human…
This just knocked it out of the park for me and any movie I see twice in the theater in…