Posts Tagged ‘Michael Sheen’
Film Review – Dolittle (2020)
Dolittle (2020) is the kind of middle-of-the-road film that is frustrating to write about. On one hand, it’s not remarkable enough to jump over the moon and sing its praises. On the other, it’s just competent enough to provide some level of entertainment. It’s the…
READ MOREFilm Review – Brad’s Status
Brad’s Status comes along when you remember you have not seen a Ben Stiller film in some time. Zoolander 2 need not apply. The last quintessential Ben Stiller film is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and that one did not quite turn out as…
READ MOREFilm Review – Passengers
It’s rare to find a film in which one problem is so morally reprehensible that it ruins the entire thing. Case in point: Passengers (2016). This is a slick, well made sci-fi romance that features two good-looking movie stars at the height of their popularity.…
READ MOREFilm 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.
READ MOREFilm Review – Far from the Madding Crowd (Second Take)
Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd may not be a classic novel you have heard of before. I was a bit thrown when I saw the first trailer for the film adaptation and somehow it had not been on my radar. Classic literature, those novels…
READ MOREFilm Review – Far from the Madding Crowd
Sometimes – not all the time, mind you – it’s nice to see a film play a narrative completely straightforward. There are instances where filmmakers will try to paint too far outside of the lines, blinded by their ambition to be different. As a result,…
READ MOREFilm Review – Kill the Messenger
“…some stories are too true to tell.” Kill the Messenger is based on a tumultuous yet exciting period in newspaper journalist Gary Webb’s life. The film is based on true events and on two books, Dark Alliance by Gary Webb and Kill the Messenger by…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
After much adulation and hatred, we are finally reaching the end of the road for Bella, Edward and Jacob. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (henceforth called just Breaking Dawn – Part 2) concludes one of the most divisive major franchises I’ve ever…
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