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

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Tag: Sony Pictures Classics

  • The Silver Bullet ~ Magic in the Moonlight

    Synopsis: A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue. Release Date: July 25, 2014 Thoughts: My thoughts and feelings about writer/director Woody Allen’s personal troubles aside, it’s hard to deny that he had a most impressive 2013 with the slam-dunk of Blue Jasmine. Not only was Cate

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Foxcatcher

    Synopsis: Based on the true story of Mark Schultz, an Olympic wrestler whose relationship with mentor John du Pont and brother Dave Schultz would lead to unlikely circumstances. Release Date: November 14, 2014 Thoughts: It came as somewhat of a shock that this film was moved from its late 2013 release to almost a year later

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  • Movie Review ~ Only Lovers Left Alive

    The Facts: Synopsis: A depressed musician reunites with his lover, though their romance – which has already endured several centuries – is disrupted by the arrival of uncontrollable younger sister Stars: Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright Director: Jim Jarmusch Rated: R Running Length: 123 minutes TMMM Score: (6.5/10)

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  • Movie Review ~ The Raid 2

    The Facts: Synopsis: Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force. Stars: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Tio Pakusadewo, Oka Antara, Julie Estelle, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo, Kazuki Kitamura Director: Gareth Evans Rated:

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  • Movie Review ~ Before Midnight

    The Facts: Synopsis: We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna. Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy Director: Richard Linklater Rated: R Running Length: 109 minutes TMMM Score: (8/10) Review:  Well here we are…20 years after Before Sunrise was

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Raid 2: Berandal

    Synopsis: Immediately following the events of the original, The Raid 2 tracks Officer Rama as he is pressured to join an anti-corruption task force to guarantee protection for his wife and child. Release Date:  March 28, 2014 Thoughts: 2011’s The Raid: Redemption was a high-speed locomotive of an action film, one that took very little

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  • Movie Review ~ The Company You Keep

    The Facts: Synopsis: A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who has discovered his identity. Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Robert Redford, Julie Christie, Richard Jenkins, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Root, Sam Elliott, Brendan Gleeson, Terrence Howard, Anna Kendrick, Jackie Evancho, Stanley Tucci, Brit Marling, Nick Nolte Director: Robert Redford Rated: R Running

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  • Movie Review ~ Austenland

    The Facts: Synopsis: Obsessed with the BBC production of “Pride and Prejudice”, a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman. Stars: Keri Russell, J.J. Feild, Bret McKenzie, James Callis, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Seymour, Rupert Vansittart, Georgia King Director: Jerusha Hess Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 97 minutes Trailer Review:

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  • Movie Review ~ Blue Jasmine

    The Facts: Synopsis: A life crisis causes a socialite to head to San Francisco, where she reconnects with her sister. Stars: Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Bobby Cannavale, Louis C.K., Andrew Dice Clay, Sally Hawkins, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg Director: Woody Allen Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 98 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (9/10) Review: I

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Austenland

    Synopsis: Obsessed with the BBC production of “Pride and Prejudice”, a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman. Release Date:  August 16, 2013 Thoughts: Jane Austen has it all.  Endless TV and movie adaptations from and inspired by her handful of popular novels and now her very own

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