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Film Review – Camp X-Ray
Camp X-Ray tells the story of a precarious and interesting relationship between Cole and Ali. Cole (Kristen Stewart) is in the Army and starts a tour as a guard at Guantanamo Bay, where the government holds accused terrorists. Ali (Peyman Moaadi, A Separation) is a…
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Director and screenwriter Christopher Nolan has reached a level in his film career where he can take huge chances with his original films. Inception is the first example. Its complexity threatens to kill the story and the likability of the film as a whole. You can still get…
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Keanu Reeves, guns, hitmen, and Russian bad guys: those are four things that you will see a lot of in John Wick. It is an independently-produced film that takes some risks behind the scenes, but comes out being a solid action film that is bound…
READ MOREFilm Review – Kill the Messenger
“…some stories are too true to tell.” Kill the Messenger is based on a tumultuous yet exciting period in newspaper journalist Gary Webb’s life. The film is based on true events and on two books, Dark Alliance by Gary Webb and Kill the Messenger by…
READ MOREFilm Review – Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss is another story of a soldier returning home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. The only difference is that this film focuses on a woman. Whether we admit it or not, there are different standards for men and women in relation to…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner is the latest film following the trend of adapting young adult novels. James Dashner wrote the novel and it was published in 2009. It feels like the film has been in production for a long time, but it only started shooting in May…
READ MOREInterview – Dan Stevens – The Guest
The MacGuffin was part of a small roundtable interview with actor Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) to discuss his new film The Guest. Stevens can also be seen in the upcoming A Walk Among the Tombstones coming out this month. The Guest is in theaters on September 17, 2014.
READ MOREInterview – Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett – The Guest
The MacGuffin was part of a small roundtable interview with director Adam Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett to discuss their new film The Guest. Wingard and Barrett’s last project together was You’re Next. The Guest is in theaters on September 17, 2014.
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