Posts Tagged ‘Andrew Garfield’
Top 15 Films of 2019 – Allen’s Picks
2019 was such an excellent year in film that I seriously debated pushing this list out to 25, maybe even 30 entries. There was such an abundance of quality work that whittling it down to a small grouping is about the equivalent of a parent…
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Film Review – A Hidden Life
What does it mean to be a hero? What does it mean to do the right thing? We often remember great acts of valor, of sweeping gestures that can shift the tides of civilizations. These people are forever planted into history in textbooks, statues, and…
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Film Review – Under the Silver Lake
Under the vast wasteland of Video On Demand exists Under the Silver Lake (2018), one of the most bizarre, mysterious, and mesmerizing films of recent years. It’s a puzzle contained within a riddle wrapped inside an enigma, and yet at no one point through its…
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Top 15 Films Of 2016 – Allen’s Picks
When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up. Adults got to do all the cool things. Every year seemed to drag by at a snail’s pace. Now that I actually am an adult, time has been moving way too fast. I keep…
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Film Review – Silence
In a way, Martin Scorsese’s entire career has been leading up to Silence (2016). Not only has he been trying to adapt Shûsaku Endô’s novel for decades, but this is the most direct examination of the themes that Scorsese has returned to again and again.…
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Film Review – 99 Homes
99 Homes deals with the fallout of the home mortgage crisis that resulted in people losing their homes because they could not afford their ballooning payments. Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) could no longer afford to pay his mortgage. His family home that he shared with…
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Film Review – The Amazing Spider-Man 2
With Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man series not even a distant memory, Sony is flying right along with the latest reboot series. Before The Amazing Spider-Man 2 had even hit theaters, they had already announced parts 3 and 4. While I respect the commitment, it seemed more…
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Episode 202 – DVD Rundown 11-6-2012
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for November 6th, 2012. In this episode they discuss The Amazing Spider-Man, Arthur Christmas, They Live, and Rashomon. Also, be sure to check out our discussion of They Live during our Top 5 fights scenes segment.
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