Posts Tagged ‘Olivia Cooke’
Episode 56 – Sound of Metal
For this episode of the podcast, we review the Amazon Prime indie drama, Sound of Metal, starring Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke. We also pitch four new ideas for Christmas movies, and at the end of the show, we review the 2010 Finnish holiday horror…
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Film Review – Sound of Metal
If there is a film out there in the universe that may discuss or interpret an affliction that I have, I’m going to see it and judge it based on its preconceived notions and research (or lack of, *cough* Baby Driver *cough*). Sound of Metal focuses…
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Film Review – Ready Player One
The road that brought Ready Player One (2018) to the big screen was a circular one. We start with Steven Spielberg, the most successful director in cinema history. His work, from Jaws (1975), E.T. (1982), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and Jurassic Park (1994)…
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SIFF Film Review – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Intro: Normally when I write a review, I try to write a nice essay that is cohesive and flows nicely from one subject to another. (You can be the judge on whether I’ve ever successfully followed through on that.) But I’ve been pondering for two…
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SIFF Interview – Alfonso Gomez-Rejon – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Spencer interviews director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon from the dramedy Me and Earl and the Dying Girl at SIFF 2015.
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Film Review – Ouija
Oujia (2014) is a horror movie that showcases the worst aspects of the genre. Like any other film, what makes a good scary movie is not the creepy images or the screams or the amount of blood splattered. It’s about interesting characters, a captivating story,…
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SIFF Interview – William Eubank – The Signal
Spencer interviews writer/director William Eubank from the sci-fi thriller The Signal at SIFF 2014.
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SIFF Film Review – The Signal
In The Signal, directed by William Eubank and shown at the Seattle International Film Festival, MIT students Nic (Brenton Thwaites) and Jonah (Beau Knapp) are escorting Nic’s girlfriend Haley (Olivia Cooke) to California, where she will be attending school for a year. They are also…
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