Posts Tagged ‘Mark Ruffalo’
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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2015 Oscar Predictions – Ben’s Picks
The Academy Awards are here again and unlike most years I am actually ready to move on to the next year. Don’t get me wrong, I will watch and get excited and angry depending on the results but most awards are pretty wrapped up except,…
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Film Review – Foxcatcher
The awards buzz swirling around Foxcatcher is no joke. Advertisements rely heavily on the tour de force performance by a nearly unrecognizable Steve Carell, and he puts in arguably the best performance of his career as an increasingly unhinged heir to the Du Pont family…
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Film Review – Begin Again
Earnest, sweet, endearing, laconic, engaging; these are all terms that come to mind when describing the delightful new musical Begin Again. A follow up by director John Carney to the astonishingly terrific Once, the new film works as a spiritual sequel. It doesn’t share any…
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Interview – Dave Franco – Now You See Me
Spencer interviews actor Dave Franco from the crime thriller Now You See Me. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and YouTube. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here.
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Film Review – Now You See Me
Magic is a tough act to transition to the big screen. Already about the art of misdirection and illusion, the added ability for editing makes it feel even more manipulative and fake. Because of this, there are very few great movies about magic (The Prestige…
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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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Episode 190 – DVD Rundown 9-25-2012
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for September 25th, 2012. In this episode they discuss The Avengers, The Dark Knight Returns, This Is Cinerama, and Bond 50.
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