Category: Ratings
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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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Buck is about life, not just horses
Buck – 2011 Directed by Cindy Meehl Documentary featuring Buck Brannaman My brothers have followed Buck Brannaman around for about 20 years. They talked about a guy who could take the worst possible horse and make them docile, kind and willing partners within an hour…a half hour even. I had seen their method of “breaking” horses, and…
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Lockout, and I am okay with it staying that way
Lockout – 2012 Directed by James Mather, Stephen St. Leger Starring Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James, Peter Stromare Written by Luc Besson, St. Leger, Mather Guy Pearce is one of the great actors of our time. Before and since his mainstream breakthrough in the classic L.A. Confidential, he has consistently picked challenging projects that…
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The Grey really didn’t need the wolves
The Grey – 2012 Directed by Joe Carnahan Starring Liam Neeson, Durmot Mulroney, Joe Anderson, Frank Grillo, Dallas Roberts, Nonso Anozie, James Badge Bale, Anne Openshaw, Jacob Blair, Ben Bray Screenplay by Carnahan and Ian McKenzie Jeffers based on the short story Ghost Walker by Jeffers The Grey has characters that get richer as the story goes on, even as they fight…
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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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Prometheus: Sail into the mystery
Prometheus – 2012 Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charleze Theron, Guy Pearce. Idris Elba, Logan-Marshall Green, Rafe Spall, Sean Harris, Patrick Wilson, Kate Dickie, Benedict Wong Screenplay by Damon Lindelof, Jonathan Sphaits Early on in the classic film, The Player, there is one long, magnificent scene in which we get to see a number…
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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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Man On A Ledge is teetering on the edge of watchability
Man on a Ledge – 2012 Directed by Asger Leth Starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Anthony Mackie, Ed Harris, Jamie Bell, Génesis Rodríguez, Edward Burns, Titus Welliver, Kyra Sedgewick, William Sadler Screenplay by Pablo Fenjves This is one of those types of movies that you get to make when you are Sam Worthington, An impressive career thus far,…
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