Author: coolpapae
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Noah (**1/2)…Right?
Noah – 2014 Director Darren Aronofsky Starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Anthony Hopkins, Douglas Booth, Leo McHugh , Frank Langella Screenplay Aranofsky and Ari Handel So the first thing about any movie is that it should be entertaining. As stated in the Bible, Noah’s story is open for a bit of interpenetration, in the same way…
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As Above, So Below (***): Isn’t great, but at least it follows course
As Above So Below – 2014 Director John Erick Dowdle Starring Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Marion Lambert, Ali Marhyar Screenplay Drew and John Erick Dowdle Sometimes in the rush to consider a movie a failed venture, we miss the ones that, while not great, certainly are good. Let’s be honest, the found footage route has more than run it’s…
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The November Man (*): Is about as smooth as a Movember Man
November Man – 2014 Director Roger Donaldson Starring Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko, Eliza Taylor, Caterina Scorsone, Bill Smitrovich, Will Patton Screenplay by Michael Finch and Karl Gajdusek based on the Bill Granger book, There Are No Spies About 30 minutes into The November Man, Pierce Brosnan’s Devereaux, fresh off of saving Kurylenko’s Alice from certain death, informs her in the most defeated…
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (***): If you can work it in
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: 2014 Director Marc Webb Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field Screenplay Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner The opening segment of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 seems like it could really be fun. The actor most suited for the role, Andrew Garfield,…
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Guardians of the Galaxy (*****): Super Awesome Mix, Vol.1
Guardians of the Galaxy – 2014 Director James Gunn Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Benicio del Toro, Peter Serafinowicz Screenplay Gunn & Nicole Perman I just saw the movie event of the summer. And I waited until I saw it…
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CPE & Em: Muppets Most Wanted – The Unnecessarily Extended Edition (***1/2)
Muppets Most Wanted – 2014 Director James Bobin Starring Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey Written by Nicolas Stoller & Bobin I never thought I needed to see Ricky Gervais break into song, talking about being #2. I never thought I needed to see Tina Fey pretend she had a really bad Russian accent. Never did…
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CPE, Em and El: The Princess Bride – As You Wish
The Princess Bride – 1987 Director Rob Reiner Starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, André the Giant, Christopher Guest, Fred Savage, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Mel Smith, Peter Cook, Peter Falk Screenplay William Goldman There may be no more perfect story told for the benefit of an entire family than The…
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Sabotage (**): Well, so much for the winning streak
Sabotage – 2014 Director David Ayer Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams, Terrence Howard, Joe Manganiello, Harold Perrineau, Martin Donovan, Max Martini, Josh Holloway, Mireille Enos Screenplay Skip Woods and Ayer David Ayer was on his way to a good thing. He wrote Training Day, Dark Blue, The Fast and the Furious, U-571 and most…
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Heaven Is For Real questions what we think we believe
Heaven is for Real – 2014 Director Randall Wallace Starring Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum, Lane Styles, Margo Martindale, Thomas Haden Church Screenplay Wallace and Christopher Parker based on the book by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent Heaven is for Real starts out in a familiar enough place for faith-based films. Todd Burpo is perhaps the best person in a good town…
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