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Tag Archives: Commentary
Timely Movie Review: Men
*SPOILERS AHEAD* Alex Garland’s Men was well on its way to being one of the better horror films I’ve seen, but took a detour into a bizarrely graphic, possibly literary-esque symbolism in the final 20-30 minutes that abruptly shifted it … Continue reading
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Tagged A24, Alex Garland, Commentary, Jessie Buckley, Men, Movies, Paapa Essiedu, Rory Kinnear
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Timely Movie Review: The Northman
*SPOILERS AHEAD* I see a lot of movies. Only rarely do I feel the need to write a review about a film I’ve just seen in a theater. And it usually isn’t the case that I write a review because … Continue reading
Untimely Movie Review – Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection: 2004-2010
At long last, after eight years, I’ve reached the home stretch of the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection. The list below covers all but the very last film in the collection, which I decided to save for a final post. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Clint Eastwood, Commentary, Ed Helms, Heath Ledger, Hilary Swank, Jack Nicholson, Jude Law, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Collins, Matt Damon, Michael Oher, Million-Dollar Baby, Morgan Freeman, Movies, Reviews, Robert Downey, Sandra Bullock, Sherlock Holmes, The Blind Side, The Dark Knight, The Departed, The Hangover, Tim McGraw, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers, Zach Galifanakis
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Untimely Movie Review: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Curiously, the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection includes all three Lord of the Rings films. Despite the fact that there are several other films in the collection that come from multi-movie franchises, LOTR is the only such franchise that gets more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: Harry Potter
As I move forward through the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection, the set affords me an opportunity to take a much-delayed detour into a vast cinematic universe. After plowing through the 90s, I got to The Matrix, which inspired me to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Rickman, Commentary, Daniel Radcliffe, Dobby, Dumbledore, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, J.K. Rowling, Michael Gambon, Movies, Ralph Fiennes, Reviews, Richard Harris, Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Voldemort, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers, Wizarding World
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(Mostly) Untimely Movie Review: The Matrix Series
Continuing my strong stretch run through the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection, I now get to tackle The Matrix. However, with a fourth Matrix film recently in theaters, and, strangely enough, not having seen any of them, I decided to watch all … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrie-Anne Moss, Commentary, Hugo Weaving, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Matrix, Movies, Neil Patrick Harris, Reviews, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Resurrections, The Matrix Revolutions, Wachowskis, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review – Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection: 1989-1994
In accordance with the plan I laid out a few weeks back, I now resume my survey of the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection. I’ve made good on my word to power through the rest of it, and, as of … Continue reading
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Tagged Clint Eastwood, Commentary, Dan Aykroyd, Denzel Washington, Driving Miss Daisy, Goodfellas, Jessica Tandy, Kevin Costner, Martin Scorsese, Movies, Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone, Reviews, Shawshank Redemption, The Bodyguard, The Shawshank Redemption, Unforgiven, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers, Whitney Houston
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Unsolicited Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection Review Project Update
Way back in 2014, I set out to review every film in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection. I did great at first! However, as the years (and responsibilities) piled up, this vow soon became an impediment to completing this … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Timely Movie Review: The Last Duel
*SPOILERS AHEAD* The Last Duel, Ridley Scott’s latest effort, has much to like. The cinematography is very strong. The focus on the legal norms of the day, including the loophole of sorts exploited to arrive at the duel itself, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Driver, Commentary, Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Movies, Ridley Scott, The Last Duel
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Timely Movie Review: Top Gun: Maverick
*SPOILERS (DANGER ZONE) AHEAD* Imagine someone comes to you and says, “I just ate the best hot dog I’ve ever had.” If you’re like me, your response would be something along the lines of “Where did you get it? Because … Continue reading →