Posts Tagged ‘Sally Hawkins’
Film Review – Spencer
The life and tragic death of Princess Diana will probably be a subject of study for all time. Her turbulent relationship with her ex-husband, Prince Charles, and the British Royal Family has been well recorded in articles, books, interviews, and movies. In just the last…
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Film Review – Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) is a spectacular mess. This is an ugly, tensionless blockbuster where characters do stupid things while staring at computer generated, skyscraper-sized monsters battling it out in mundane fashion. It’s a never-ending assault on our visual, auditory, and common senses.…
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The MacGuffin’s Top 10 Films of 2017
One of the nicest things about writing for The MacGuffin is that all the film reviewers on this site have such varied tastes. Since we do not all live around the Los Angeles and New York City areas, the films that receive awards buzz may…
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Film Review – The Shape of Water
In their truest form, fairy tales, especially the ones that have lasted over time, have a dark undercurrent to them. They might be about something fanciful, but often there is something sinister lurking around the edges of the story in their original form. The Little…
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Film Review – A Brilliant Young Mind
A Brilliant Young Mind is an overly sentimental film that wants us to feel for its characters but uses shortcuts and time jumps instead of interactions to give them any kind of connection. To begin with we have a pretty traditional narrative starting point with Nathan (Asa Butterfield), a kid genius…
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2014 Oscar Predictions – Ben’s Picks
It’s Oscar time again and it has been a roller coaster of a year with no clear front-runner for best picture and several of the categories ripe for potential upsets. While not as strong a line up of films as last year, there are still…
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Film Review – Oscar Nominated Shorts (Animated)
While most people will be focusing on the big nominees at the Academy Awards (Picture, Director, etc.), one area that deserves more attention is the short film categories. Short films are an excellent way for artists to hone their craft and experiment. There’s more room…
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Film Review – Blue Jasmine
It seems strange that Blue Jasmine marks the first collaboration between Cate Blanchett and Woody Allen. At first glance, they seem to fit stylistically. Hopefully she becomes one of Woody’s go-to actors, because what they provide is yet another interesting, engaging female character, one of…
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