Category: Movie Reviews

  • Movie Review: THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

    THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Lynn Cohen, Donald Sutherland I have seen enough of these movies adapted from young adult books to know that the majority of them…

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  • Movie Review: DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

    DALLAS BUYERS CLUB Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Gardner, Denis O’Hare, Dallas Roberts, Steve Zahn, Deneen Tyler Ron Woodroof (McConaughey) has already depleted a majority of his immune system by the copious amounts of drugs and alcohol he has ingested into his body. After a drug fueled trip to the hospital,…

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  • Movie Rewind: ONLY GOD FORGIVES (2013)

    ONLY GOD FORGIVES Director: Nicholas Winding Refn Starring: Ryan Gosling, Kristen Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Gordon Brown, Tom Burke Due to a very limited released and a busy schedule, I missed Only God Forgives when it was in theaters. I now realize that was a good thing. I saved myself the $10 or whatever it…

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  • Movie Rewind: FRANCES HA (2013)

    FRANCES HA (2013) Director: Noah Baumbach Starring: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Michael Esper, Adam Driver, Michael Zegen, Grace Gummer, Charlotte d’Amboise I think it is safe to say that I love contemporary movies shot in black and white. With Much Ado About Nothing, Nebraska, and now Frances Ha, I want more and more films shot…

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  • Movie Review: THOR: THE DARK WORLD

    THOR: THE DARK WORLD Director: Alan Taylor Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Christopher Eccleston, Kat Dennings, Stellan Skarsgård Is it wrong that after three movies I still think of Vincent D’Onofrio when it comes to Thor? Other Adventures in Babysitting fans and I are still waiting for him to…

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  • Movie Review: ABOUT TIME

    ABOUT TIME Director: Richard Curtis Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, Lindsay Duncan, Tom Hollander, Richard Griffiths It is safe to say that both Richard Curtis and Rachel McAdams are known for the rom-coms. He has written Love Actually, Notting Hill, and Four Weddings and a Funeral. She has made audiences weep…

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  • Movie Rewind: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (2013)

    MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Director: Joss Whedon Starring: Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese, Reed Diamond, Clark Gregg, Nathan Fillion Buffy. Angel. The Avengers. Shakespeare? Of course! I do not think many people expected a Shakespeare adaptation as Whedon’s follow-up to Marvel’s The Avengers. Maybe the die-hard Whedonites who track his every move…

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  • Movie Review: 12 YEARS A SLAVE

    12 YEARS A SLAVE Director: Steve McQueen Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Alfre Woodard, Lupita Nyong’o, Paul Dano, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt Not since Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List has a film so vividly captured a horrifying chapter in history. Steve McQueen’s (Shame, Hunger) latest film is an adaptation of the memoir of the…

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  • Movie Rewind: MUD (2013)

    MUD (2013) Director/Writer: Jeff Nichols Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shepard, Sarah Paulson, Ray McKinnon, Michael Shannon There are always those movies you intend to see in theaters, but somehow they get passed you. Mud came out in early 2013 to critical acclaim, and I am just now getting around…

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  • 2013 Twin Cities Film Fest: A BETTER LIFE, THEY WILL OUTLIVE US ALL

    Here are two more reviews from the 2013 Film Festival. One short film and one film that is short. Both of which could easily be expanded into longer movies. A BETTER LIFE Director: Conor Holt Starring: Aimee Klein, Hardy Koenig, Bill Siderski Diane (Klein) can’t seem to let go of her husband as she must…

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