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Audacious Dames – Pam Grier – Jackie Brown (1997)

October 5th, 2015 | POSTED BY Brooke Corso

For all of Quentin Tarantino’s female characters, there are none that his camera insists we love and champion more than 1997’s Jackie Brown, played by Pam Grier. The film is a tightly focused homage to Grier and her career as an action heroine with all the…

2015 Oscar Predictions – Ben’s Picks

February 22nd, 2015 | POSTED BY Benjamin Rendall

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,…

Top 15 Films of 2014 – Allen’s Picks

January 1st, 2015 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

Another year, another end of year movie list. 2014 was marked by a nice variety of cinematic offerings. From action blockbusters to independents, from foreign work to documentaries, there seemed to be great stuff coming from everywhere this year. While making lists will always be…

Film Review – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

October 24th, 2014 | POSTED BY Edward Davidson

Fame, desperation, the need for strangers to admire you, the search for artistic truth, commerce versus art, the ability for an actor to completely commit to their craft and yet wreak havoc with their personal life, aging, magical realism, being stuck in one’s own head,…

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Film Review – Need For Speed

March 13th, 2014 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

We’re only a quarter of the way through 2014, but we’ve found a candidate for Goofiest Movie of the Year. Need For Speed (2014) continues the trend of video games turned into films. The trend hasn’t been a good one. No consideration is taken for…