Posts Tagged ‘Jake Gyllenhaal’
Film review – The Sisters Brothers
How far would you go to protect your brother? Risk life and limb, you say? What if said brother were a perpetual troublemaker with a fondness for (constant) booze and a dangerous temper? To what lengths do you go? The Sisters Brothers examines this quandary…
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Film Review – Okja
Okja (2017) is a peculiar film. Bong Joon-ho, writer/director of works such as Snowpiercer (2013), Mother (2009), and The Host (2006), once again brings his unique creativity to this project, but there seems to be something missing this time around. His story is sweet, lovely,…
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Film Review – Life
In director Daniel Espinosa’s latest movie Life, a crew of astronauts aboard the International Space Station must struggle to save their own against an invader from Mars. The scenario is by no means unique, new, or something you haven’t otherwise already seen, unless you don’t…
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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 – Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals is fashion designer Tom Ford’s return to film. After his well-received debut with A Single Man in 2009, he is back with an adaptation of Austin Wright’s novel, Tony and Susan.
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SXSW Film Review – Demolition
Let’s just start with this. I cannot for the life of me remember the name of this film other than it starts with a “D.” Is it Desolation, Destruction, or Devastation? No, it is actually Demolition, but I have to keep checking on the name…
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Film Review – Everest
Everest is three-fourths guide through the unrelenting onslaught of nature and one-fourth regretting the tour. For all its breathtaking footage of the mountain in all its caprice and grandeur, you can’t shake the feeling that the thrill-seekers who traverse its walls and crags have paid…
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Film Review – Southpaw
One last fight… One final chance to redeem himself… The need to battle inner demons in the ring… A brutal test of stamina to see if he can go the distance…All of these boxing cliches and more are very present in the new sports drama…
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