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

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Tag: Trailer

  • The Silver Bullet ~ American Hustle

    Synopsis: The story of a con artist and his partner in crime, who were forced to work with a federal agent to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians – namely, the volatile mayor of impoverished Camden, New Jersey. Release Date:  December 25, 2013 Thoughts: David O. Russell has been very, very good…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Curse of Chucky

    Synopsis: Chucky the killer doll returns to terrorize a family funeral. Release Date:  September 24, 2013 (OnDemand); October 8, 2013 (DVD/BluRay) Thoughts: What started as a interesting nugget of a horror idea in 1988’s Child’s Play has bloomed into a horror franchise that has gone through several transformations in the ensuing years.  The first two…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Girl Most Likely

    Synopsis: A failed New York playwright awkwardly navigates the transition from Next Big Thing to Last Year’s News. Release Date:  July 19, 2013 Thoughts: Is anyone else getting a little Postcards from the Edge feeling while watching the trailer for this indie dramedy starring Kristen Wiig (Friends with Kids) and Annette Bening (The Grifters and…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    Synopsis: Katniss and Peeta are dethroned from their respective victory riches and are put back into the arena for the most climatic and menacing of the Hunger Games, known as the Quarter Quell. Release Date: November 22, 2013 Thoughts:  Arriving less than two years after the blazingly entertaining original, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ White House Down

    Synopsis: While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. Release Date:  June 28, 2013 Thoughts: Hot on the heels of February’s Olympus Has Fallen is White House Down, another action-thriller…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Internship

    Synopsis: Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment. Release Date: June 7, 2013 Thoughts: Watching the trailer for The Internship reminds me of the kind of movies…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Hangover Part III

    Synopsis: This time, there’s no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off. Release Date:  May 24, 2013 Thoughts: When The Hangover was released a few summers back, it became a surprise hit for Warner Brothers with its old-school take on the buddy film,…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Erased (aka The Expatriate)

    Synopsis: An ex-CIA agent and his estranged daughter are forced on the run when his employers mark them both for termination as part of a wide-reaching international conspiracy. Release Date:  TBD 2013 Thoughts: I’ve long thought that Aaron Eckhart has been underused in Hollywood.  It’s not that he hasn’t had a consistent career over the last…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Conjuring

    Synopsis: A family encounters spirits living among them in their New England farmhouse. Release Date:  July 19, 2013 Thoughts: It’s so easy to put a shine on a dull coin so I always take movie posters and previews with a grain of salt.  Even a trailer for the worst movie can be edited to look like…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Dead Man Down

    Synopsis: In New York City, a crime lord’s right-hand man is seduced by one of his boss’s victims, a woman seeking retribution. Release Date:  March 8, 2013 Thoughts: While I was a huge fan of David Fincher’s remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, I still felt that the original was overall a more enjoyable…

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