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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Filmcore Video – Ep. 3, Listcore: Top 5 Best Surprise Deaths
Critics Alex Kirschenbaum and Charles Perry give you their Top 5 Cinematic Surprise Deaths. We don’t spoil any movie endings, BUT we do spoil some deaths. Only one movie from the last 5 years makes ...
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Filmcore Pod: Bondcast – Breaking Down The 007 Power Rankings
Alex Kirschenbaum, Ian Fleming and Chris Wickman discuss the Filmcore Bond Movie Power Rankings lists (here are parts I, II and III of those Power Rankings), and their hopes for the Bonds and Bond directors of ...
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Listcore: The Top 10 JCVD Fight Scenes
So you may or may not have gathered by now that I love Jean-Claude Van Varenburg, a.k.a. Jean-Claude Van Damme. He is my favorite of the ’80s/’90s action stars, mainly because, outside of Chuck Norris, ...
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Filmcore Video – Ep. 2, “Black Mass” Critical Exchangecore
In which critics Alex Kirschenbaum and Charles Perry agree to disagree on this fall’s prestige gangster movie. Key quote: “This is a movie about, evidently, a vampire gangster who’s not an actual vampire but looks ...
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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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Filmcore Pod: Interview With “Uncle John” Cinematographer Mike Bove
Interview with "Uncle John" Cinematographer Mike Bove.
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Top 5 Horrible Scenes In Very Good Movies
A lot of these moments are endings, because no bad scene stands out like a sore thumb more than a movie’s concluding moments, if those ring false. All these flicks are still worth watching, of ...
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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 ...