Category: Movie Reviews
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Anonymous: Hey, is that Bill Shakespeare over there?
Anonymous – 2011 Directed by Roland Emmerich Starring Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Xavier Samuel, Sebastian Armesto, Rafe Spall, Edward Hogg, Jamie Campbell Bower Written by John Orloff I’ve never been a fan of Shakespeare. It was hoisted upon my unsuspecting and inexperienced childhood in such a way as to feel like…
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CPE and Em: Real Steel is Rocky Sock ‘Em Robots
Real Steel – 2011 Directed by Shawn Levy Starring Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lily, Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn, Olga Fonda, Karl Yune Written by John Gatins There is such a disconcerting premise to the core of Real Steel, it almost completely eradicates what is right about it. As Charlie Kenton, Jackman…
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What’s Your Number? Let’s go with ***
What’s Your Number? – 2011 Directed by Mark Mylod Starring Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Joel McHale, Zachary Quinto, Martin Freeman, Andy Samberg, Anthony Mackie, Blythe Danner, Ed Begley, Jr., Ari Graynor, Written by Gabrielle Allen, Jennifer Crittenden Anna Faris has the unique ability to look beautiful and hilarious at the same time. Kind of like a…
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A Better Life: Bichir gives the kind of performance that opens doors
A Better Life – 2011 Directed by Chris Weitz Starring Demian Bichir, José Julián, Carlos Linares, Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo, Joaquín Cosio, Nancy Lenehan Written by Eric Eason A man looking for work waits for cars to slow down, looking for workers. By mid day, it is just him and another person, who offers him a bite to eat. Within two…
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Midnight in Paris: In which Owen Wilson plays a talkative Surfer Hebrew…
Midnight in Paris – 2011 Written and Directed by Woody Allen Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Tom Hiddelston, Michael Sheen, Corey Stoll, Marian Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Adrian Brody, Léa Seydoux Ernest Hemingway: I think a woman is equal to a man in courage. Have you ever shot a charging lion? Adriana: Never. Ernest Hemingway: Would you…
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In Time is Gattica with an eye on the clock
In Time – 2011 Written & Directed by Andrew Niccol Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde, Matt Bomer, Vincent Kartheiser, Alex Pettyfer So, if you’ve seen Gattica, you’ve pretty much seen In Time. Y0u have a lowly guy, who is a factory worker, eking out an existence while a privileged class lives on the other side.…
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Setup: Finally, a rapper who can’t act
Setup – 2011 Directed by Mike Gunther Starring 50 Cent, Ryan Phillippe, Bruce Willis, Jenna Dewan, Brett Granstaff, Randy Couture, Will Yun Lee, James Remar, Susie Abromeit Written by Gunther and Mike Berman Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson seems like a nice guy. And with Setup, a movie he helped to produce, one can tell that…
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Abduction: Who stole John Singleton?
Abduction – 2011 Directed by John Singleton Starring Taylor Lautner, Sigourney Weaver, Lily Collins, Jason Isaacs, Alfred Molina, Maria Bello, Michael Nygvist Written by Shawn Christensen The story for many in this film had to do with Lautner and his prospects outside of the Twilight series. In the grand scheme of things, we can call…
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Atlas Shrugged, Part 1: …Paved with good intentions
Atlas Shrugged, Part 1 – 2011 Directed by Paul Johansson Starring Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Mardsen, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner, Michael O’Keefe, Patrick Fischler, Jon Polito Written by John Aglialoro, Brian Patrick O’Toole[ based on the novel by Ayn Rand A few years back, when I found that they were making a…
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The Ides of March: Guess what – Campaigns are dirty as politics are
The Ides of March – 2011 Directed by George Clooney Starring Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Jennifer Ehle Written by Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willmon, based on Farragut North by Beau Willmon Back in the late 80’s, in the Washington primary for the Republicans, a…
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