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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Cross-Generational Actor Coolness Face-Off: Johnny Depp Vs. Al Pacino
Al Pacino, now 75, is the coolest actor of his generation. His “Donnie Brasco” co-star Johnny Depp, 52, is the coolest actor of his. But which of these two all-timers is cooler than the other? ...
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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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Filmcore Pod: Straight Outta Skompton
Filmcore's Alex Kirschenbaum and Dan Carson talk about F. Gary Gray's "Straight Outta Compton," the 2015 film from Circle of Confusion, Cube Vision, Legendary Pictures, and New Line Cinema.
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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 ...