Posts Tagged ‘Cate Blanchett’
Film Review – How to Train Your Dragon 2
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) succeeds by fulfilling the potential established by the first film, without succumbing to the trappings of being a sequel. Yes, it is a bigger story, with a grander scope and darker themes, but writer/director Dean DeBlois maintains the…
READ MORE2014 Oscar Predictions – Ben’s Picks
It’s Oscar time again and it has been a roller coaster of a year with no clear front-runner for best picture and several of the categories ripe for potential upsets. While not as strong a line up of films as last year, there are still…
READ MORETop 15 Films of 2013 – Allen’s Picks
Why 15? Because 10 just ain’t enough. That’s how good 2013 has been. Granted, every year can be considered a good year, since great movies come out all the time. But this year has proven to be a standout, as one release after another has…
READ MOREFilm Review – Blue Jasmine
It seems strange that Blue Jasmine marks the first collaboration between Cate Blanchett and Woody Allen. At first glance, they seem to fit stylistically. Hopefully she becomes one of Woody’s go-to actors, because what they provide is yet another interesting, engaging female character, one of…
READ MOREEpisode 251 – Gwyneth Paltrow
In honor of the release of Iron Man 3, Spencer and Greg discuss Gwyneth Paltrow.
READ MOREFilm Review – Hanna
Hanna (2011) is the most peculiar of action films, if you would call it an “action film.” Sure, it’s advertised as an action-thriller, and yes there are a number of fight scenes and chases in it, but for some odd reason, I wouldn’t necessarily classify…
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