Posts Tagged ‘Rosamund Pike’
Film Review – I Care a Lot
It’s a nasty scheme. A doctor – under dubious circumstances – picks out one of their patients. They make sure the patient is financially secure, has little to no acquaintances, and are elderly but healthy enough to stick around for the near future. The doctor…
READ MOREFilm Review – A Private War
Look, protestations of “Fake News” being the “Enemy of the People” can take a flying leap. At its best, journalism can be a noble profession which seeks to both inform and enlighten its audience. One of the most important roles it can serve is to…
READ MOREFilm Review – Hostiles
In an era when every other film is beset with A.D.D. inducing hyper kinetics, the thought of taking ones time can almost appear bold. It’s not easy to let a story breathe, expand, and move at a deliberate pace while still maintaining our interest. Writer/director…
READ MOREFilm Review – A United Kingdom
Seretse Khama was born into one of the royal families of the then British Protectorate of Bechuanaland (now known as Botswana). Although observed as a king, Khama fought for a democratic state free of British rule. He would go on to accomplish just that, and…
READ MORE2015 Oscar Predictions – Ben’s Picks
The Academy Awards are here again and unlike most years I am actually ready to move on to the next year. Don’t get me wrong, I will watch and get excited and angry depending on the results but most awards are pretty wrapped up except,…
READ MOREFilm Review – Gone Girl
Fincher, you done did it again. Kicking off the most prestigious of movie seasons in a particularly devilish manner, David Fincher‘s Gone Girl may be his most assured work to date. And that’s saying something. An adaptation of Gillian Flynn‘s insanely popular book (you might…
READ MOREFilm Review – Hector and the Search for Happiness
Director Peter Chelsom‘s Hector and the Search for Happiness doesn’t do anything special but has a nice message even if getting to that message takes some less interesting detours.
READ MOREFilm Review – The World’s End
The World’s End is a nostalgia trip. Primarily because this film is the coda to a trilogy that began nearly ten years ago, but also because the film’s subjects are five middle-aged men attempting to recreate, however more triumphantly, a failed pub crawl from twenty…
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