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

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Tag: Trailer

  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Amazing Spider-Man 2

    Synopsis: Peter Parker runs the gauntlet as the mysterious company Oscorp sends a slew of supervillains up against him. Release Date:  May 2, 2014 Thoughts: While I wasn’t married to the idea of Tobey Maguire being the one and only Spider-Man forever and ever, I wasn’t convinced in 2012 that Sony needed to reboot our

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Blended

    Synopsis: After a bad blind date, a man and woman find themselves stuck together at a resort for families, where their attraction grows as their respective kids benefit from the burgeoning relationship. Release Date:  May 23, 2014 Thoughts: Wow…it’s hard to believe that it’s been sixteen years since Drew Barrymore (Big Miracle) and Adam Sandler

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Grand Piano

    Synopsis: Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a deadly note written on his music sheet. Release Date:  March 7, 2014 Thoughts: Taking more than a few choice notes from the likes of Hitchcock and De Palma (Passion), I’m hoping that Grand Piano is better than it looks.  Don’t

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Edge of Tomorrow

    Synopsis: A soldier fighting in a war with aliens finds himself caught in a time loop of his last day in the battle, though he becomes better skilled along the way. Release Date:  June 6, 2014 Thoughts: It’s become almost too easy for people to go after Tom Cruise and how he lives his life

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Interstellar

    Synopsis: A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. Release Date:  November 7, 2014 Thoughts: With a director that has yet to make a bad film and a, well, stellar cast of A-Listers it’s

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  • In Praise of Teasers ~ Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

    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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  • 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 ~ Nebraska

    Synopsis: An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize. Release Date:  November 15, 2013 Thoughts: As a fan of the majority of director Alexander Payne’s work (including my favorite film of 2011, The Descendants), I’m eagerly awaiting

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Dallas Buyers Club

    Synopsis: The story of Texas electrician Ron Woodroof and his battle with the medical establishment and pharmaceutical companies after being diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1986, and his search for alternative treatments that helped established a way in which fellow HIV-positive people could join for access to his supplies. Release Date:  December 6, 2013 Thoughts: It’s

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Congress

    Synopsis: An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn’t consider. Release Date:  TBA 2013 Thoughts: I’ve always found Robin Wright to be one of the more interesting actresses working in Hollywood.  Since her film debut in 1987 with The Princess Bride, Wright (The

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