Review, “American Sniper” – ** ½ stars Released December 25, 2014 Directed by Harry Callahan Written by Jason Dean Hall Cinematography by Tom Stern Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller Running Time: 132 minutes Budget: $58.8 ...
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A Mumbling Texas Jesus: Intimate Understatement Compromises “American Sniper”
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Is “Bronson” This Century’s “A Clockwork Orange?”
Review, “Bronson” – **** stars (out of ****) David’s Favorite Movie of 2009 Released October 9, 2009 Directed by Nicolas Winding-Refn Written by Brock Norman Brock (that’s his listed name, Filmcore doesn’t believe it’s his ...
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Inherently Boring: “Vice” Is Nothing More Than Meandering Nonsense
“Inherent Vice” (Director: Paul Thomas Anderson) – * star (out of ****) Released December 12, 2014 Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Cinematography by Robert Elswitt Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Joanna Newsom, a certain bad-ass ...
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The Weirdest Movie Of 2015 (Thus Far): Breaking Down “Predestination” and Its Paradoxes
Review, “Predestination” – **1/2 stars (out of ****) Released January 9, 2015 (U.S.) Written Directed by The Spierig Brothers (Michael and Peter) Cinematography by Ben Nott Starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor WARNING: This ...
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These Could Be Good: The Filmcore Fall Preview Power Rankings
AND SO. It’s time for Good Movie Season to commence. I hope you’ve all got your scorecards, because starting here in September, we’ve actually got a surprisingly robust-looking crop of movies (with potential home runs ...
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Not… That Bad? “Terminator Genysis” Benefits From Diminished Expectations
Review, “Terminator: Genysis” – *** stars (out of ****) Released July 1, 2015 Directed by Alan Taylor Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier Cinematography by Kramer Morgenthau Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason ...
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A “Draft” De-Fanged: Kevin Costner (And Roger Goodell) Bring You A Milquetoast “Moneyball”
Review, “Draft Day” – *** stars (out of ****) Released April 11, 2014 Directed by Ivan Reitman Written by Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman Cinematography by Eric Steelberg Starring Kevin Costner, Chadwick Boseman, Frank Langella, Jennifer ...
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“Straight Outta Compton” Tackles The World’s Most Dangerous Group
Review, “Straight Outta Compton” – *** 1/2 stars (out of ****) Released August 14, 2015 Directed by
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Live-Tweet Movie Scoping Archives: The JCVD-Rob Schneider Hong Kong Garment Industry Action Epic “Knock Off”
“Knock Off” (1998) Objective Review: *** stars (out of ****) Unabashed Dumb-Movie-Fan Review: **** stars Below are the contents of our inaugural Live-Tweet Movie Scoping experience. Our first film: “Knock Off” (1998) starring Jean-Claude Van ...
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Filmcore Video – Ep. 1, “The Wolf of Wall Street” Re-Enactment Review
In which critic Alex Kirschenbaum ventures into Jordan Belfort’s crooked universe of drugs, girls and cold hard cash via commission, motherfucker. Key quote: “‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ isn’t just good, it’s filthy fucking evil.” ...