Review, “The Hateful Eight” Overall Rating: ** 1/2 stars (out of ****) Released December 25, 2015 Written & Directed by Quentin Tarantino Cinematography by Daniel Mindel Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, ...
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Q.T., You Are Doing Too Much: “Hateful Eight” Not-Quite-Great
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6 Reasons Why “A Christmas Horror Story” Is Your New Go-To Xmas Family Flick!
So it turns out that the creepy Canadian Christmas anthology, “A Christmas Horror Story,” released earlier this year, is a secret holiday gem. I’ll elaborate. 1. It’s about families growing together. Christmastime is all about family. ...
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Do They Know It’s Christmas (And Sin-Dee is Home from Prison)?
Review, “Tangerine” (Director: Sean Baker) Overall Rating: **** stars (out of ****) Released July 10, 2015 Directed by Sean S. Baker Written by Baker and Chris Bergoch Cinematography by Baker and Radium Cheung Starring Kitana ...
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McKay Falls “Short”
Review, “The Big Short,” ** 1/2 stars (out of ****) Releases December 11, 2015 Directed by Adam McKay Written by McKay and Charles Randolph Cinematography by Barry Ackroyd Starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, ...
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A Slow Burn That Pays Off: “Sicario” Is Not Your Typical Action Movie
Review, “Sicario” — *** stars (out of ****) Released September 18, 2015 Directed by Denis Villeneuve Screenplay by Taylor Sheridan Cinematography by Roger Deakins Starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, ...
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A Lingering Lodger: Wingard’s “The Guest” Is Good Throwback Mash-Up Fun
Review, “The Guest” – **** stars (out of ****) Released September 17, 2014 Directed and Edited by Adam Wingard Written by Simon Barrett Cinematography by Robby Baumgartner Starring Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Lance Reddick, Sheila ...
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Lovers Are Daredevils: On “Coming Home” and the Strains of Separation
Review, “Coming Home” (“Gui lai”), **** (out of ****) Released May 16, 2014 (China) / September 9, 2015 (USA) Directed by Yimou Zhang Screenplay by Jingzhi Zou Cinematography by Xiaoding Zhao Starring Gong Li, Daoming ...
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Matt Damon: Space Pirate
Review, “The Martin” – *** stars (out of ****) Releases October 2, 2015 Directed by Ridley Scott Written by Drew Goddard Cinematography by Dariusz Wolski Starring Matt Damon), Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Childish ...
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A Mumbling Texas Jesus: Intimate Understatement Compromises “American Sniper”
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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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 ...