Category: 4 Stars
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CPE and Em: John Carter is a mess of good stuff
John Carter (Of Mars) – 2012 Directed by: Andrew Stanton Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Lynn Collins, Bryan Cranston, Daryl Sabara, Thomas Hayden Church Written by Stanton, Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon based on A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs It’s hard to reconcile what kind of movie qualifies…
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Cool Papa E Reviews the Spider-Man movie series
On July 3, 2012, the newest incarnation of Spider-Man spins its web on the public. Some people, including me, think its a little too soon to be coming up with a reboot of the Tobey Maguire / Sam Raimi blockbuster series, given that the last one was released just in 2007. Whether the new one…
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Chronicle: Succinct story delivers it all with time to spare
Chronicle – 2012 Directed by Josh Trank Starring Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell, Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw, Anna Wood, Bo Peterson Screenplay by Max Landis The faux documentary is an ironic success in the age of hi-def. All of the ability to get a crystal clear vision of perfection, like we get in the masterpiece Hugo, and…
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Shame is not the kind of thing you want your kid sibling experiencing
Shame – 2011 Directed by Steve McQueen Starring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, Nicole Beharie, James Badge Dale Written by McQueen and Abi Morgan At the beginning of Shame, my wife and I were discussing the countenance of Michael Fassbender. I think that she was pretty close when she compared him to a combination of Campbell Scott and…
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The Descendants is a fresh dose of pain
The Descendants – 2011 Directed by Alexander Payne Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster, Barbara L. Southern Screenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, based on The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings “I don’t want my daughters growing up entitled and spoiled. And I agree with my father – you give your children enough…
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is good, old-fashioned, Anglo-Saxon hi-jinks
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – 2011 Directed by Tomas Alfredson Starring Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Dencik, Tom Hardy, Kathy Burke, Simon McBurney Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan based on the novel by John le Carré There is a intimidation brought on by the specter of a bunch…
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CPE and Em: The Adventures of Tintin rolls a bit like Indy
The Adventures of Tintin – 2011 Directed by Steven Spielberg Starring Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis , Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Toby Jones, Tony Curran, Gad Elmaleh Screenplay by Stephen Moffatt, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish based on The Adventures of Tintin, by Hergé The faces of The Adventures of Tintin and his co-stars look disturbingly similar…
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Martha Marcy May Marlene is our idiot sister done in a smart way
Martha Marcy May Marlene – 2011 Written and Directed by Sean Durkin Starring Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, Hugh Dancy, Brady Corbet, Maria Dizzia, Julia Garner, Louisa Krause So, communal life is not for you…or is it? Martha Marcy May Marlene (MMMM) starts off with its protagonist (Olsen) looking to escape the life she was living in…
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