Category: Ratings
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Tuskegee Airmen get a vibrant portrayal in Red Tails
Red Tails – 2012 Directed by Anthony Hemingway (w/ George Lucas) Starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terence Howard, Ne Yo, David Oyelowo, Tristan Wilds, Elijah Kelley, Nate Parker, Lars van Reisen, Daniela Ruah, Bryan Cranston, Gerald McRaeny, Lee Tergesen, Andre Royo, Marcus T. Paulk Screenplay by John Ridley, Aaron McGruder An essential part of American combat history comes to life with…
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This Means War is way better than the trailer
This Means War – 2012 Directed by McG Starring Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Reese Witherspoon, Til Schweiger, Chelsea Handler, Angela Bassett Screenplay by Timothy Dowling, Simon Kinberg The weakest part of any screenplay is when one uses words for exposition when actions could do it much more effectively. Lines like “This is a covert exercise” and “You know…
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The Woman In Black: She hates these cans!
The Woman in Black – 2012 Directed by James Watkins Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciarán Hinds, Sophie Stuckey, Liz White Written by Jane Goldman, based on the novel by Susan Hill So there’s this lady, you see, she’s wearing black. And wherever she goes kids die. Insert Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps, a really young-looking father of a younger…
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Contraband: A paycheck film for Wahlberg, not much more.
Contraband – 2012 Directed by Baltasar Kormákur Starring Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Kate Beckinsdale, Giovinni Ribisi, Caleb Landry Jones, Lukas Haas, JK Simmons, David O’Hara, Diego Luna, Robert Wahlberg, William Lucking Screenplay Aaron Guzikowski, based on Reykjavík-Rotterdam by Arnaldur Indriðason and Óskar Jónasson It plays so much like a Bruckheimer film, I am surprised to find the origins are Icelandic. All that male…
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One for the Money is worth more than it got
One For The Money – 2011 Directed by Julie Anne Robinson Starring Katheryn Heigl, Jason O’ Mara, Daniel Sunjata, Debbie Reynolds, John Leguizamo, Sherri Shepherd, Annie Parisse Screenplay by Liz Brixius, Stacy Sherman and Karen Ray, based on the novel by Janet Evanovich Despite my best intentions, I do enjoy Katheryn Heigl. Never liked her in Grey’s Anatomy, not…
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The Dead: Manos, The Hands of Zombies
The Dead – 2011 Written and Directed by Howard J. and Jonathan Ford Starring Rob Freeman, Prince David Oseia, David Dontoh Zombies in Africa. Lots of driving. Lots of walking. Sporadic zombies, mostly in white shirts so you can see the blood. I swear I saw the same ones die at least 3 times. Add to this…
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A Dangerous Method: Of course you’re not mad
A Dangerous Method – 2011 Director David Cronenberg Starring Kiera Knightley, Viggo Mortenson, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Cassel, Sarah Gadon Screenplay by Christopher Hampton There is a scene almost directly after the credits where Carl Jung (Fassbender) describes the method of Q&A that he is going t0 use with his new prospective patient, Sabina Speilrein (Knightly). She gives…
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