SPOILER-FREE FILM REVIEWS FROM A MOVIE LOVER WITH A HEART OF GOLD!

From the land of 10,000 lakes comes a fan of 10,000 movies!

Tag: Fox Searchlight Pictures

  • The Silver Bullet ~ Brooklyn

    Synopsis: In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Ellis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries. Release Date: November 6, 2015 Thoughts: After making an impressive (and Oscar-nominated) debut in 2007’s Atonement, Saoirse Ronan has found herself in a diverse line-up of roles/films that have shown she’s not a one-trick pony.  From the

    Read more...

  • The Silver Bullet ~ Wild

    Synopsis: A chronicle of one woman’s 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe. Release Date: December 5, 2014 Thoughts: Remember that time that Reese Witherspoon won an Oscar for Walk the Line?  Yeah…that seems like a distant memory now.  Though I still feel Witherspoon was led to the podium by

    Read more...

  • The Silver Bullet ~ Calvary

    Synopsis: After he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him. Release Date:  August 1, 2014 Thoughts: Brendan Gleeson is an actor that hasn’t ever truly gotten his just-due in Hollywood.  Yes, he’s known as a dependable character actor with his gruff exterior and ability to play

    Read more...

  • Movie Review ~ The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Facts: Synopsis: The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan,

    Read more...

  • Movie Review ~ Enough Said

    The Facts: Synopsis: A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she’s interested in learns he’s her new friend’s ex-husband. Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Toni Collette, Ben Falcone, Eve Hewson, Tavi Gevinson, Tracey Fairaway Director: Nicole Holofcener Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 99 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (7/10) Review: Are

    Read more...

  • Movie Review ~ 12 Years a Slave

    The Facts: Synopsis: In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Lupita Nyong’o, Adepero Oduye, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Michael Kenneth Williams, Alfre Woodard, Chris Chalk, Taran

    Read more...

  • The Silver Bullet ~ Enough Said

    Synopsis: A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she’s interested in learns he’s her new friend’s ex-husband. Release Date:  September 20, 2013 Thoughts:  The sudden death of James Gandolfini (Zero Dark Thirty) in June is something that many fans can’t quite wrap their heads around quite yet.  Gandolfini’s tough guy persona kept him

    Read more...

  • Movie Review ~ The Way, Way Back

    The Facts: Synopsis: Over the course of his summer break, a teenager comes into his own thanks in part to the friendship he strikes up with a manager at a local water park. Stars: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph and Liam James, Amanda Peet, Rob Corddry Director: Nat

    Read more...

  • The Silver Bullet ~ The East

    Synopsis: An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations. Release Date:  May 31, 2103 Thoughts:  Here’s an interesting one for you.  Writer/star Brit Marling has been slowly building a comfy career in indie

    Read more...

  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Way, Way Back

    Synopsis: Over the course of his summer break, a teenager comes into his own thanks in part to the friendship he strikes up with one of the park’s managers. Release Date:  July 5, 2013 Thoughts: Here’s a trailer that has pretty much everything you could ask for in a comedy: a great cast, the promise of

    Read more...