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

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Tag: Ridley Scott

  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Martian

    Synopsis: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Synopsis: An account of Moses’ hand in leading the Israelite slaves out of Egypt. Release Date:  December 12, 2014 Thoughts:  After March’s Noah and the modest success of films like God’s Not Dead and Heaven Is For Real I’m thinking we’ll look back on 2014 as the year that studios got Biblical.  Coming in right

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  • In Praise of Teasers – Alien (1979)

    I have a serious problem with movie trailers lately.  It seems like nearly every preview that’s released is about 2:30 minutes long and gives away almost every aspect of the movie, acting more like a Cliff Notes version of the movie being advertised rather than something to entice an audience into coming back and seeing

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Counselor

    Synopsis: A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking. Release Date:  October 25, 2013 Thoughts: Three time Oscar nominated director Ridley Scott (Prometheus, Thelma & Louise, Alien) is one of my most trusted directors not because he’s been involved with some of my favorite films but because he’s never

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