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Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
The more I mull over THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI, the more its place at the head of the Oscar race baffles me. Martin McDonagh’s first film since SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS boasts admirable performances and fiery dialogue but fundamentally frustrates you … Continue reading
Review: The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN is an absolute delight. This is a really funny, sweet, real movie. Of course thirteen year-old Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) curses God for her uncanny resemblance to “Vote for Pedro” as she hits puberty. As she hits … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Comedy, Drama, Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Kelly Fremon Craig, The Edge of Seventeen, Woody Harrelson
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Review: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
The new Apes movies, up to and including WAR OF THE PLANET OF THE APES are pretty special. They’re respectful of what has come before in the franchise, but not afraid to reinvent it. They want to be far-reaching conceptually, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Serkis, Clint Eastwood, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Jerry Goldsmith, Matt Reeves, Michael Giacchino, Planet of the Apes, Steve Zahn, Unforgiven, War for the Planet of the Apes, Woody Harrelson, Zero Dark Thirty
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Review: Out of the Furnace (2013)
OUT OF THE FURNACE is one of those movies I’ve been highly anticipating since the first trailer was released. It looked like a gritty, powerful social drama with an impressive cast and a decent director (Scott Cooper of CRAZY HEART), … Continue reading
Review: Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB is a rewarding film about mortality, against-the-odds achievement, and a brutal critique of big business pharmaceuticals, but it becomes a really great film when it gets into analysing prejudice (for all the good it does). In the … Continue reading
