Posts Tagged ‘Rachel McAdams’
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 – Southpaw
One last fight… One final chance to redeem himself… The need to battle inner demons in the ring… A brutal test of stamina to see if he can go the distance…All of these boxing cliches and more are very present in the new sports drama…
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Episode 144 – DVD Rundown 5-8-2012
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for May 8th, 2012. In this episode they discuss The Vow, La Haine, and Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie.
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Top 10 of 2011 – Allen’s Picks
With 2011 officially in the books, it’s time once again to look back and reflect on some of the best films that have come out in the past year. As with all movie writers, coming up with a list like this is usually expected, but…
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Bird Watching – The Success of Aline Brosh McKenna
It’s often much more difficult to evaluate a screenwriter’s career than that of a director or an actor. Sure, movies are always collaborative—the actor hopes the director and editor choose good takes, the director hopes the producer doesn’t insist on modifying their vision, etc, etc—but…
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Top 5 – Female Villains
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Brandi and Allen share their top 5 female villains. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes, and Zune. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in…
READ MOREFilm Review – Morning Glory
Sometimes it’s nice to see a film that provides the warm glow that a good romantic comedy can, but without romance actually being the focus. Morning Glory, from director Roger Michell, serves up that feeling in a breezy sort of fast motion, acted out by…
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Despite some confusion surrounding the name of this film, it is not about a certain adult film star’s younger lesser talented brother. It’s about Sherlock Holmes, the world greatest detective and his sidekick, Dr. Watson. They solve a variety of crimes thanks to the amazing…
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