Out in Theaters: LONE SURVIVOR
Backed up by blinding cinematography from Tobias A. Schliessler and an agonizingly plucky score (a throwback to Berg's Friday Night Light days) courtesy of a Steve Jablonsky, Explosions in the…
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Out in Theaters: AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Although the icky subject matter will be enough to turn general audiences away, those looking for a bonafide acting showcase need look no further than this Southern familial upset. Although…
2014 Graded A+ to F
From A+ to F, the best and worst of 2014 (ranked by grade.) A+ = Potential MasterpieceA = Most Excellent A- = ExcellentB+ = Very, Very GoodB = Very GoodB- = GoodC+ = Really SolidC = SolidC- = FlawedD+ = Not very good, serious flawsD = Tremendously not good, glaring problemsD- = Utter DisasterF =...
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Out in Theaters: GRUDGE MATCH
This may sound like the ramblings of a film snob, which it is. But I have to plead that no one spends money on this. Every ticket purchase for this…
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Out in Theaters: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
But it's not the performances alone that shine, as the movie flows smooth as butter. Looking at it as a whole, I wouldn't want a single scene cut and that's…
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Weekly Review 37: CANYONS, HOST, EPIC, THIEF, SIGHTSEERS, SCISSORHANDS, GRANDPA
The last of 2013 is upon us and I’ve been shoveling in just about as many films from the year as I can, building towards my awaiting best of/worst of lists and the second annual Silver Screen Riot Awards. At the theater, I closed out seeing the last films I would this year with Anchorman...
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Out in Theaters: ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES
Without reaching the same highs, Anchorman 2 still provides us with a good belly full of laughs. We can hope that McKay and Ferrell's goal here is to provide another…
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Out in Theaters: AMERICAN HUSTLE
You could probably also say that my expectations were too high going into American Hustle (I was ready to jam it in my top ten before even seeing it) but…
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Weekly Review 36: HUNT, PROPHET, O BROTHER, LAURENCE
On the march to the end of the season, with only four more major releases to go for 2013, I crossed two big ticket items off the list with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug offering just the brand of disappointment I was crossing my fingers against and Inside Llewyn Davis which has been growing...
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Out in Theaters: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
Blemishes and all, Inside Llewyn Davis is that rare movie that only the Coens could pull off. Backed by a killer soundtrack, a gloomy visual landscape, and a star-making performance…