Posts Tagged ‘Elizabeth Olsen’
Film Review – Avengers: Age of Ultron
Joss Whedon appears to be of two sides with Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). On one end, the writing and direction has a deeper focus on emotionality and character development. On the other, is the requirement placed by Marvel to provide a large-scale extravaganza while…
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Film Review – Godzilla (2014)
I’m not ashamed to admit that I liked Roland Emmerich’s Godzilla (1998). Certainly, I’m not going to argue that it was a good film, but I felt that it succeeded on the basic premise it was offering—widespread destruction. Now, on the 60th anniversary of the…
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Top 10 of 2012 – Ed’s Picks
2012 was a terrific year at the movies. 2010 and 2011 both felt a little underwhelming at the time. There was some good work, to be sure, but the amount of work that felt new or exciting was less and less. However, this last year…
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SIFF Film Review – Liberal Arts
Amongst the best movies to make their local premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival this year was the new dramedy Liberal Arts. Written, directed by, and starring TV’s Josh Radnor, this story concerns a lonely and somewhat bored college admissions administrator in New York…
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Interview – Cillian Murphy – Red Lights
Spencer interviews actor Cillian Murphy from the thriller Red Lights. This segment is also available on Stitcher and iTunes. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here.
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Film Review – Red Lights
There is a speech that takes place about two-thirds of the way through Rodrigo Cortes’s film Red Lights (2012). It’s an eloquent speech, to be sure, one that speaks about the choices we make between science and faith—between the things we know because of hard…
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Film Review – Silent House
“88 minutes of terror”…a great tagline, but there is more to the film Silent House than an effective marketing campaign. The film marks the theatrical return of directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, who were last seen in theaters nearly a decade ago with their…
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Interview – Chris Kentis/Laura Lau – Silent House
Spencer interviews directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau from Silent House. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and YouTube. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here.
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