Posts Tagged ‘Chiwetel Ejiofor’
Film Review – The Martian – A Reader’s Review
The Martian is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Andy Weir. After seeing the first trailer, I opted to read the book, and I am glad I did. It is the perfect mix of science fiction and sarcastic humor, and…
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Film Review – Finding Fela!
Musical documentaries are quickly becoming the most difficult to review. Music is one of the most subjective things to describe what is good and what is bad. Telling a Megadeth fan that Taylor Swift is an important artist and vice versa is not likely to…
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2014 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…
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Top 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…
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Film Review – 12 Years A Slave
In school, we learned about slavery in our U.S. History class. We read the textbooks, we wrote reports, and we gave presentations on it. Besides perhaps the Holocaust, it is one of the worst crimes against humanity in recorded history, and it happened in this…
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Top 5 – Character Actors
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Brandi share their top 5 character actors. This segment is also available on Stitcher and iTunes. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our…
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An Appreciation – Children of Men
The beginning of Alfonso Cuaron’s great film, Children of Men (2006), is like a cinematic wake up call, slapping us right in the face to gain our attention. We see a man in a coffee shop ordering a drink. A group of people huddle together,…
READ MORESalt – A Review
Salt (2010), the latest summer blockbuster starring Angelina Jolie, is an insulting excuse for an action film. The movie defies any kind of logic, suspense, emotion, or excitement, I actually felt anger coming out of the theater. While watching it, I tried to find some redeemable…
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