Posted May 22, 2013in Film Review
‘The Angels’ Share’ 4/5 stars Director – Ken Loach Writer – Paul Laverty Cast – Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland, Jasmin Riggings and William Ruane Life does not hand out second chances often, and when those lucky enough to be given the opportunity squander it, do they really deserve
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Posted May 22, 2013in Film Review
“Star Trek Into Darkness” 3 stars Rated PG-13 123 minutes Action Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana “Star Trek Into Darkness” is a lot of movie. It gets personalities and dialogue right, but lets gigantic plot problems slide around like ocean-bound rubber duckies on an oil slick. The tremendous
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Posted May 15, 2013in Film Review
“Sightseers” 4 stars Rated R 88 minutes Comedy Starring: Alice Lowe, Eileen Davies, Steve Oram Blacker than the La Brea Tar Pits, director Ben Wheatley’s dark comedy about a couple of serial killer lovebirds is an exquisitely funny movie. Wheatley, the director of British crime dramas “Down Terrace” (2009) and
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Posted May 08, 2013in Film Review
“Kiss of the Damned” 3 Stars Rated R 97 minutes Drama Starring: Joséphine de La Baume, Milo Ventimiglia ,Roxane Mesquida Vampires are by definition a retro construct. Living forever means always looking back. The future is merely a continuing cycle of corruption and death. Flesh-and-blood is the only reliable thing
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Posted May 01, 2013in Film Review
“Mud” 3 stars Rated PG-13 115 minutes Drama Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland Benefiting from a cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, Sam Shepherd and Michael Shannon, “Mud” is an engaging coming-of-age tale with gaping plot holes that barely matter. Writer-director Jeff Nichols (“Take Shelter”) cobbles together the story
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Posted April 24, 2013in Film Review
“Disconnect” 4 stars Rated R 115 minutes Drama Starring: Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Jonah Bobo In an age where people obsess over their cell phones to the exclusion of the physical world around them, a dystopian malady takes over. Identity theft, online bullying and interactive porn sites each play a
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Posted April 17, 2013in Film Review
“To the Wonder” 1 star Rated R 112 minutes Drama Starring: Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams Terrence Malick still hasn’t made a remarkable film since 1978. That was the year he made “Days of Heaven” — not to be confused with “Gates of Heaven.” Although the “Heaven” movies do
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Posted April 10, 2013in Film Review
“42” 4 stars Rated PG-13 Biography Starring: Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford Writer-director Brian Helgeland’s methodically balanced biopic about revered baseball legend Jackie Robinson manages a near-impossible feat of offering all things to all people. Baseball fans, civil rights followers and casual filmgoers will be rewarded with a film
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Posted April 03, 2013in Film Review
“The Company You Keep” 2 stars Rated R 25 mins. Thriller Starring: Robert Redford, Brit Marling, Stanley Tucci A movie in search of a story, this Robert Redford-directed flop has all the interest and suspense of a piece of burnt toast. The fate of three former members of the American
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Posted March 27, 2013in Film Review
“Strap-On” 3 stars Rated NC-17 152 mins. Drama Trashmeister writer/director John Waters takes ironic comedy and social commentary to an all-time sleazy low in his new movie “Strap-On.” Waters deviates from his Baltimore roots to urban and rural areas of Afghanistan where Maya Stain (played by former SLA member Patty
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