Sony Pictures Classics
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I’m Still Here Review- A Political Thriller With A Great Performance From Fernanda Torres
Anybody who knows me will tell you I love a good period piece based on true events. Especially one that I didn’t know that much about beforehand. That’s the case here with I’m Still Here. I didn’t know much about… Continue reading
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The Room Next Door Review- Almodovar’s Latest Is A Softer Blow To The Soul
By Brian Susbielles At last, Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar has finally made his first feature film entirely in English. After two shorts, he’s made the accomplishment by going to his bread-and-butter, melodramas with multiple women that touch on loss, time,… Continue reading
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The Outrun Review- A Hard Film To Watch Because Of Its Subject Matter, But Worth Your Time Because Of Saoirse Roman’s Brilliant Performance
I’ve been a fan of Saoirse Ronan ever since I saw her in Atonement eighteen years ago. She played a young girl who inadvertently says she saw something she didn’t exactly see. Ever since she’s been on my radar as… Continue reading
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Between The Temples Review- A Story Mainly Set In And Around The Jewish Religion Wasn’t My Cup Of Tea
I love seeing slice-of-life movies that deal with various cultures and or religious backgrounds. The latest film is about a man who is dealing with a form of religion and his role in it is Between the Temples. Nathan Silver… Continue reading
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Kneecap Review- A Fasinating Yet Inventive Music Biopic About An Irish Hip-hop Rap Group
Kneecap is a biopic about an Irish hip-hop trio from West Belfast Ireland. If you said to me, I would have watched a movie like this. I would have told you to go to hell; it doesn’t make sense. In… Continue reading
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[Tribeca 2014] Daddio Review- Another Film Set In One Location, But It Has A Good Message At Its Core
One-location films aren’t anything new in Hollywood. In fact, movies set in a vehicle, Locke, aren’t anything new either. That’s the premise of Daddio. A cab at Laguardia Airport in New York City picks up a young woman and takes… Continue reading
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We Grown Now Review- A Coming-of-Age Film That Glosses Over The Real Problems Going On In Chicago During This Time
Stories of inner-city youth are nothing new these days. Filmmakers have been making them in some form for decades now. Even going back to the days of The Bowery Boys, The latest story of inner city youth is called We… Continue reading
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Wicked Little Letters Review- A Fun Little English Film With Two Heavyweight Actresses Carrying It
“This is more truth than you’d think” Over the years I’ve seen a lot of films set in the English/Irish countryside or in little towns. The latest one set in Littlehampton, England is somewhat based on a true story or… Continue reading
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A Strange Way of Life Review- A Beautiful Western With Love & Respect At It’s Core
Pedro Almodovar is what’s considered an auteur director. He has directed some of the best films in international cinema. He has worked with Oscar-nominated actors like Penelope Cruise and Antonio Banderas. He hasn’t made a full-length American language film, though.… Continue reading
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