Tag: Ethan Hawke
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The Black Phone (****) Please be real…
One will definitely feel like they’ve gone through hell in the seventies when they come out of this movie.
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The Northman (***1/2) The Thread of Time
Written and Directed by Robert EggersBased on The legend of Amieth by Saxo GrammaticusStarring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, Willem Dafoe There is a grotesque majesty to most of The Northman one won’t see in series like The Vikings or even Game of Thrones. It’s grimy, cold and relentless.…
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The Kid (***1/2) is a good first step
“The Kid is a good film with a limited scope. D’Onofrio manages to keep things within the realm of the legend as we know it and add a little something extra. Here’s one vote to see the great actor work a little more on becoming a better director.”
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (***1/2) Everything is Amazing but the Leads
It’s the rare film that can keep the attention of both me and my wife. Neither of us moved during the whole running time.
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Adams and Jefferson on Movies: The Before Trilogy Criterion Edition (1995, 2004, 2013)
An exceptional soul searching between two long standing friends when experiencing the Before Trilogy in one day, together.
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The Magnificent Seven (****) is star power at its best
Even if you are not a fan of the recent spate of pale remakes that come along with every generation, this update is worth your time. It will take a spot in my collection, to be sure. Right after Kurosawa.
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Boyhood (***1/2): Life doesn’t give you bumpers
Boyhood – 2014 Written and Directed by Richard Linklater Starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Marco Pella After having endured almost 3 hours of Richard Linklater’s passion project of 12 or so years, it is hard to come to any sort of conclusion. Was it a triumph of the artistic spirit? Is it a wasted opportunity of…
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Sinister: You’ve seen some of it before, but not all of it
Sinister – 2012 Director Scott Derrickson Starring Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Dalton Thompson, Nick King, James Ransone, Clare Foley, Michael Hall D’Addario Screenplay Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill Sinister is a strange name for this film, even if it is technically correct. As defined: threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous, it works. For some reason, I picture Snidely…
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