“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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Inherently Boring: “Vice” Is Nothing More Than Meandering Nonsense
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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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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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Just My Tempo: A Great Character Actor Finally Takes Center Stage In “Whiplash”
Review, “Whiplash” – **** stars (out of ****) Alex’s Favorite Movie of 2014 Released October 10, 2014 Written & Directed by Damien Chazelle Cinematography by Sharone Miller Starring J.K. Simmons, >Miles Teller, Melissa Benoist, Paul ...
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Sell Him That Pen: Jordan Belfort’s Bacchanalian American Dream
Review, “The Wolf of Wall Street” – **** stars (out of ****) Alex’s Favorite Movie of 2013 Released December 25, 2013 Directed by Martin Scorsese Written by Terrence Winter Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto Starring Leonardo ...
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Who The Fuck Thought This Script Was Finished?: The Confounding Failure of “The Rover”
Review, “The Rover” (Director: David Michod) — * star (out of ****) Alex’s Least Favorite Movie of 2014 Released June 13, 2014 Directed by David Michod Written by Michod and Joel Edgerton Cinematography by Larry ...
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“Drive” Was Awesome. But This Isn’t “Drive:” Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling Lose Their Minds
Review, “Only God Forgives” – 0 stars (out of ****) Alex’s Least Favorite Movie of 2013 Released July 19, 2013 Written & Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Cinematography by Larry Smith Starring Ryan Gosling, Kristin ...