Posts Tagged ‘J.C. Chandor’
Film Review – Triple Frontier
In Wall Street (1987), Michael Douglas’ Gordon Gekko uttered the famous line, “Greed…is good.” What he failed to mention is that greed also comes with a price. That’s the hard lesson that befalls our protagonists in Triple Frontier (2019). This is the tale of five…
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Film Review – A Most Violent Year
In the perception of society, crime equals corruption. Synonymous with each other to the point of perceived mutual exclusivity, it begs the question of whether one can commit crime without being corrupt. With a clean-cut demeanor, Abel Morales, played with a subtle intensity by Oscar…
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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 – All Is Lost
Robert Redford brilliantly holds the screen in All Is Lost, the single-cast-member story of one man trying to survive. Redford is Our Man (the only name given for the character on IMDb), who is sleeping on his boat when a cargo container ruptures the side…
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Giveaway – All Is Lost Tickets
The folks at Lionsgate have given us two tickets to All Is Lost to give away. To be eligible please fill out the form below.
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Film Review – Margin Call
It’s a Thursday afternoon in 2008. A nameless investment firm on Wall Street is going through what looks to be just the latest round of layoffs. But this round is particularly brutal and ends up ejecting a significant portion of their workforce. One of the…
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