With two films coming out in the same holiday season, 2011 is a busy year for Steven Spielberg. After the joyful adventure romp that was Tintin, are audiences ready for a more emotional journey?
War Horse Review
By Ryan Hamelin
Movie Grade: A
The first thing that becomes apparent as John Williams’ instantly classic …
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Its been a while since we last took a ride with Ethan Hunt, leader of the Impossible Mission Taskforce. Its also been awhile since Tom Cruise had much in the way of action hero clout. With Brad Bird‘s first live action feature film, do we have the finest Mission Impossible …
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For many, David Fincher‘s remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is their most anticipated film of the year. That’s why it’s not surprising that The New Yorker chose to publish their review early. Due to backlash from that review, and a strengthening of movie critic embargoes, I’m only …
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When adventure calls… you get, a kid with a red tuft of hair? Apparently Tintin, a character created by the late Herge, is an icon in those mystical lands across the ocean, a la Europe. In America, however, he’s never really caught on, and so the studio decided to debut …
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Robert Downey Jr. is a man with quite a full plate. Now with two working franchises going simultaneously (he’s got The Avengers this summer and Iron Man 3 the following year just for starters) the man is in high demand. With that in mind, it’s surprising that Warnerbros. managed to …
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I’m sure you’ve heard about the NC-17 indie drama coming out this season… No? Well it stars Michael Fassbender and seems to have the whole independent community buzzing like bees. Fox Searchlight has decided to release the film with its brutal NC-17 rating intact. But is that the whole story, …
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15 February 2010
If you couldn’t tell from the title, this is a comedy about a guy going after the girl of his dreams… who is clearly way too hot for him. As you can also tell from the title, the film knows exactly what its audience is, and isn’t going to pull …
14 February 2010
When you walk into a Polanski movie you expect two things. First, an incredibly well crafted and well told story which will satisfy you in the way only great cinema can. The second factor is a truly thought provoking experience which elevates the film above the lowest common denominator and …
10 February 2010
Pained by the Twilight series? Itching for some classic werewolf storytelling? Eager to see if the remake of the Universal monster is up to snuff? I don’t blame you, and with the caliber of actors and crew involved, this one seemed like the closest shot to a “sure thing” that …
6 February 2010
After the giant successes which were the first two Harry Potter films, Chris Columbus’s newly revitalized career began to falter once more. Between Rent and I Love You, Beth Cooper, it seemed like the man who gave us Home Alone had finally lost his touch. But as his filmography demonstrates, …
3 February 2010
We’re not really sure what it is, but every time Martin Scorcese decides to make a movie, everyone even slightly related to the film industry creates a fully formed opinion before ever seeing the film. The pre-conceived notions are proven incorrect time and again, and yet we still like to …
31 January 2010
Edge of Darkness Review
By Ryan Hamelin
Movie Grade: B+
This is the first film in which Mel Gibson has acted in over 7 years. As a successful director in his own right (Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto), Gibson doesn’t have a whole lot of reason to act anymore. With that in mind, …
