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The Holdovers Review- A Teacher Student Mentorship That Reminded Me Of My Own Life As A Young Man
Alexander Payne has had a pretty long and successful career as a filmmaker. Directing such films as Election, The Descendants, and About Schmidt. He has worked with a star-studded array of actors and actresses in his time, such as Reese… Continue reading
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The Killer Review- Meticulous Direction and Storytelling Equal Another Solid Film for Fincher and Fassbender
David Fincher is one of the best American directors making films today. He has a knack for giving audiences characters and stories that are a bit out of the ordinary but effective in keeping viewers interested in what is going… Continue reading
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Five Nights at Freddy’s Review- Half a Good Film Doesn’t Make A Whole Great Film Unfortunately
Lately, the world has been inundated by all the video games that have been made into movies and television series. Just this year alone there have been The Super Mario Brothers Movie, The Last of Us, Gran Tourismo, and another… Continue reading
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Priscilla Review- The Other Side of Coin In This Relationship
Fans of Elvis went many years without a good biopic about him and his life. That was until Baz Luhrman’s film last year came out. It was a tour de force performance for Austin Butler. This was a great film… Continue reading
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Anatomy of a Fall Review- A Courtroom Drama For the Ages
Courtroom dramas are one of my favorite genres. Films like Primal Fear, A Few Good Men, The Lincoln Lawyer, and A Time to Kill come to mind and remind me of why I love this genre. Anatomy Of a Fall… Continue reading
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Pain Hustlers Review- A Bland Rip Off of Things We’ve Seen Done Much Better Before
The Adam McKay style has become popular lately with several filmmakers. Similar to Tarantino’s style in Pulp Fiction of the non-linear story or Paul Thomas Anderson’s style in I’m Magnolia where a bunch of characters’ story arcs interconnect but they… Continue reading
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Nyad Review- An Inspiring Film with a Great Performance From Annette Bening
Sports biopics and biopics in general are some of my favorite kinds of films I like to watch. There is just an inspirational feel to sports films. Especially true stories such as Nyad. I also love films about stories I… Continue reading
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Mystic River Retro Review- 20th Anniversay- Masterful Filmmaking, Storytelling and Acting by Everyone Involved
Boston is a city of deep family roots and blood ties that go back hundreds of years. When tragedy happens in this city or surrounding cities, it affects everybody in the area in some way. Mystic River is based on… Continue reading
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The Burial Review- An Odd Couple If I’ve Ever Seen One
Courtroom dramas are one of my favorite genres of film. They just have a thing that gets me in the feels more often than not. Courtroom comedies are a bit far and in between. Liar Liar, My Cousin Vonnie, and… Continue reading
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