Posts Tagged ‘Rosamund Pike’
Film 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…
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Film 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…
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2015 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,…
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Film 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…
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Film 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.
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Film 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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Interview – Edgar Wright / Simon Pegg / Nick Frost – The World’s End
Spencer interviews director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg & Nick Frost from the action comedy The World’s End. This segment is also available on YouTube.
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Film Review – Jack Reacher
Amidst all the hustle and bustle of the holiday awards season comes a little action film called Jack Reacher. I’m being a bit facetious when I say that, given that it is produced by and starring one Tom Cruise. Whether or not you like him…
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