Posts Tagged ‘Universal Pictures’
Film Review – Steve Jobs
It’s strange to see recent history of which you have actual concious memory portrayed on screen. Boyhood had that effect, where you were struck with nostalgia for a mere 5 years ago. And that effect does happen in the new film Steve Jobs. Pretty much…
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Film Review – Everest
Everest is three-fourths guide through the unrelenting onslaught of nature and one-fourth regretting the tour. For all its breathtaking footage of the mountain in all its caprice and grandeur, you can’t shake the feeling that the thrill-seekers who traverse its walls and crags have paid…
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Film Review – The Visit
Hey, here’s a twist for you: M. Night Shyamalan is interesting again! Okay, not especially, but he’s sure trying. Between this and his foray into television, Wayward Pines, it seems Shyamalan fell asleep at his laptop in a ZzzQuil haze with The X-Files on in…
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Film Review – Straight Outta Compton
Young talent, dreams of stardom, accelerated rise to fame, sex, drugs, a fall from grace, a saving redemption. The steps of a musical biopic are a tried and true formula, as we’ve witnessed in Walk the Line (2005) and Ray (2004). In that way, F.…
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Film Review – Trainwreck
Like each of Judd Apatow‘s directorial efforts before it, Trainwreck wears its raunchy heart on its sleeve. Unlike each of Judd Apatow’s directorial efforts before it, Trainwreck is written by someone other than himself. Amy Schumer both writes and stars, and puts her distinctive voice…
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Film Review – Ted 2
I don’t know what to make of Seth MacFarlane. Here’s a guy with boyish good looks, who has a talent as a voice actor and comedian, and who clearly has a fondness for old time Hollywood musicals, yet he seems almost unable to keep his…
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Film Review – Jurassic World
The one thing Jurassic World (2015) does really well is solidifying how much of a master craftsman Steven Spielberg is. It’s been twenty-two years since Jurassic Park (1993) was released, and it’s still being compared to in terms of action adventure spectacle. What Spielberg accomplished…
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Film Review – Pitch Perfect 2
The thing about sequels to surprise hits is seeing if it will capture the same kind of magic as before. Pitch Perfect (2012) came out of nowhere, bringing a lot of music, laughs, and a tightly knit story to make a fun movie going experience.…
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