Posts Tagged ‘Matthew McConaughey’
Film Review – The Paperboy
Sweaty and gross. Those are the first words that come to mind when describing the new overheated melodrama from director Lee Daniels, The Paperboy. While it sports a notable cast with all the ingredients for an interestingly lurid character study, the whole affair ends up…
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Film Review – Killer Joe
Killer Joe (2012) is a movie—let’s start there. Now, is it a good one? That depends on who you ask. To some, it may be one of the worst films of the year, and to others, one of the best. Even now, as I write…
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SIFF Interview – William Friedkin/Emile Hirsch – Killer Joe
Spencer participates in a roundtable interview with director William Friedkin and actor Emile Hirsch from the crime thriller Killer Joe at SIFF 2012. If you enjoy this interview, you might want to look back on our roundtable discussion of William Friedkin’s Sorcerer. This segment is…
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Film Review – Magic Mike
Magic Mike is the story Mike (Channing Tatum)—roofer by day, male stripper by night. He’s having a good time and saving for the day when he has enough money to quit his various jobs and focus on his true vocation: furniture making. On a construction…
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What We’re Watching – 8/31/11
What I’ve Been Watching Movies: Captain America was a lot of fun. After everyone’s initial trepidation, it turns out that Chris Evans filled Cap’s boots admirably. And casting-wise, the big highlight was Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull. He is carving himself quite a career…
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