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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McKay Falls “Short”
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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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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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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 ...
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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 ...