Posts Tagged ‘Open Road Films’
Film Review – Marshall
Thurgood Marshall is one of those treasured rare figures in American history that is both revered and genuinely noble. He was a giant of the Jurice Prudence system known during his career as a lawyer as a defender of the downtrodden. The biggest highlight of…
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Film Review – Before I Fall
What if? That simple question has plagued so many of us and also inspired a number of stories. Both good and bad, as a story device, the central idea of “if I had just done this differently” has been the impetus behind a lot of…
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Interview – Garry Marshall – Mother’s Day
Spencer interviews director Garry Marshall from the dramedy Mother’s Day.
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SXSW Film Review – Gleason
I am not a football fan, never have been, never will be. Choosing to see a documentary about an NFL player was a stretch for me. I wasn’t expecting much from the documentary, Gleason, which I chose to see late at night at the SXSW…
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Film Review – Triple 9
Crime drama is one of my favorite genres. It distills morality into its basic elements, and then tosses it into the air. What dynamic better demonstrates the complexities of good vs. evil than cops and robbers? No matter how often we see it, there’s something…
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Film Review – Spotlight
Spotlight‘s greatest strength is showing that investigative journalism is a lot of work and that secrets have many layers where the answer can be right in front of you and sometimes it is merely a lack of action that can cause the truth to remain…
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Film Review – Dope
Dope can mean three things: 1) a drug, 2) something that is cool, or 3) a nerd or dork. By the end of the film, Dope uses all three of those meanings. The most apparent at the beginning is in reference to the main character,…
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Film Review—Rosewater
Isolation can be torture. Loneliness can be it’s own form of insanity. And if someone is forced into solitary confinement and threatened with physical harm for the crime of daring to broadcast a completely true news report, that torment can threaten one’s sanity. A real…
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