Tag Archives: Focus

Review: Baby Driver (2017)

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Sam S-P

BABY DRIVER isn’t just Edgar Wright’s long-awaited return to work after being stung by a big studio. Wright’s first American film also represents his coming of age as a filmmaker. Maturity on film isn’t just about going darker or toning … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver, CJ Jones, Edgar Wright, Focus, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jamie Foxx, John Hamm, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Spaced, Suicide Squad, The World's End, Thriller | 7 Comments

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2015

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Sam S-P

It’s that time of year, where every critic professional and amateur alike publishes some sort of Best of the Year list. This time last year, I thought 2014 was a mixed bag. 2015 may have been even more so. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Adam Driver, Alan Bennett, Alex Garland, Alex Jennings, Alicia Vikander, Aloha, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Benicio del Toro, Bill Condon, Bradley Cooper, Bridge of Spies, Cameron Crowe, Carol, Cate Blanchett, Cop Car, Daisy Ridley, Denis Villeneuve, Domhnall Gleeson, Elizabeth Olsen, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone, Ex Machina, Fantastic Four, Film, Focus, George Miller, Harrison Ford, Ian McKellen, James Cameron, JJ Abrams, Josh Trank, Joss Whedon, Kevin Bacon, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Mad Max: Fury Road, Maggie Smith, Margot Robbie, Mark Rylance, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mortdecai, Movies, Mr. Holmes, Oscar Isaac, Paul Bettany, Rooney Mara, Sicario, Spectre, Star Wars Episode VII, Terminator Genesis, The Force Awakens, The Lady in the Van, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Tom Hanks, Turbo Kid, Will Smith | Leave a comment

Review: Focus (2015)

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Sam S-P

FOCUS annoys me for the same reason that Steven Soderbergh’s OCEAN’S ELEVEN did. I can appreciate that they’re good-looking, reasonably well-acted movies, but they’re just so darn smug about it, think they’re far cleverer that they actually are, and for … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged BD Wong, Brennan Brown, Film, Focus, Gerald McRaney, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Margot Robbie, Movies, Ocean's Eleven, Steven Soderbergh, Will Smith | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Focus

Review: Baby Driver (2017)

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2015

Review: Focus (2015)

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