Posts Tagged ‘Ryan Gosling’
Film Review – Blade Runner 2049
An eye opens and a world is reflected. A wide landscape filled with white towers, surrounded by an expanse of agriculture. From its opening frames, Blade Runner 2049 is making statements that it is both beholden to its predecessor and going to be something of…
READ MORESXSW Film Review – Baby Driver
Other than the cast, it being an Edgar Wright film, and a photo, not much had been known about Baby Driver prior to its world premiere at SXSW. It is kind of a unique thing to be at an official world premiere of any film,…
READ MORETop 15 Films Of 2016 – Allen’s Picks
When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up. Adults got to do all the cool things. Every year seemed to drag by at a snail’s pace. Now that I actually am an adult, time has been moving way too fast. I keep…
READ MOREFilm Review – La La Land
Damien Chazelle’s La La Land (2016) is many things, but most of all it is a celebration. It basks in the wonder and excitement of young love, the optimism of the dreamer, the nostalgia of classic Hollywood, and the emotion of musical fantasy. Chazelle –…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Nice Guys
If Shane Black makes buddy films for the rest of his career, I’d be ok with that. From The Last Boy Scout (1991), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), and of course the Lethal Weapon series, Black has made the pairing of two contrasting characters an…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Big Short
In addition to being an ardent film lover, I really enjoy financial scandals. (Reading about them, not committing them.) I have an MBA from the University of Washington, and most of our accounting class time was spent talking about people misbehaving with numbers. I graduated…
READ MOREDVD Rundown 8-6-2013 – Video Podcast #272
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for August 6th, 2013. In this episode they discuss Oblivion, The Place Beyond the Pines, On the Road and Mud.
READ MOREFilm Review – Only God Forgives
There is something distinctly unique in the experience of watching a Nicolas Winding Refn film. No matter what the subject matter, there is always something antagonistic waiting under the surface to either shock with visceral intensity or disturb with subtle ease. As the Dutch writer/director…
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