Posts Tagged ‘Paramount Pictures’
Film Review – Transformers: Age of Extinction
Imagine the most obnoxious song you can think of. Now think about that song playing on a booming sound system, cranked up to the highest level. While that’s happening, pretend you’re punching yourself in the face repeatedly. Try to maintain this state of being for…
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Film Review – Labor Day
Just about everyone has probably seen those TV spots for Labor Day by now. Featuring Rihanna’s “Stay” and showing Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin making a pie together. That’s about all the information I had about the film going into the screening. Is it a…
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Film Review – Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
The first time we saw the character of Jack Ryan on the screen was in The Hunt for Red October (1990), played by Alec Baldwin. Since then, he’s been portrayed by Harrison Ford (Patriot Games/Clear and Present Danger) and Ben Affleck (The Sum of All…
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Film Review – The Wolf of Wall Street
Everything about Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) is excessive. The story, the acting, the run time – all bloated for a purpose. We’ve seen films dealing with the immoral practices of greedy stockbrokers before, but none have been as electrifying. Scorsese is…
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Film Review – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Somewhere in the world, a news anchor is crying. It’s late and the day has been long. The world is sad and beautiful and there is only so much news a person can report. That’s the job of a news anchor, though—to keep on trucking…
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Film Review – Bad Grandpa
You’ve got to hand it to Johnny Knoxville. Here is a guy (along with his friends) who carved out a career by doing something that apparently looks simple. The approach to the Jackass show and films was straightforward: watching these guys performing tricks and pranks…
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