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The Wolfman: Pretty Cool Wolf, Pretty Dull Man

• February 23, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Anthony Hopkins, Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Joe Johnston, Lawrence Talbot, Scotland Yard, The Wolf Man, The Wolfman, werewolf, werewolves, Wolfman

The Book of Eli/Legion: January, The Home of Religious Apocalypse Films

• February 21, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Adrianne Palicki, Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Charles Dutton, Dennis Quaid, Denzel Washington, Doug Jones, Gary Oldman, Jeanette Miller, Jennifer Beals, Jon Tenney, Kate Walsh, Kevin Durand, Legion, Lucas Black, Mila Kunis, Paul Bettany, Ray Stevenson, Scott Stewart, The Book of Eli, Tom Waits, Tyrese Gibson, Willa Holland

Best of 2009: The Definitive List of Top Tens

• February 20, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: (Untitled), 2012, 500 Days of Summer, 9, A Serious Man, Adam, Adrian Younge, Adventureland, Alexandre Desplat, Alfred Molina, Amy Adams, An Education, Anna Kendrick, Anthony Mackie, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, Avatar, Away We Go, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Black Dynamite, Bob Peterson, Bruno Delbonnel, Carey Mulligan, Carter Burwell, Catherine DiNapoli, Chris Miller, Christoph Waltz, Clifton Collins Jr., Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Coraline, Crazy Heart, David Yates, Dion Beebe, District 9, Duncan Jones, Emily Blunt, Ethan Coen, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Gabourey Sidibe, George Clooney, Greg Mottola, Hans Zimmer, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Hugh Dancy, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, In The Loop, Inglourious Basterds, Jackie Earle Haley, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner, Joel Coen, Jonathan Parker, Julie & Julia, Karen O., Kathryn Bigelow, Knowing, Lance Acord, Larry Fong, Lily Cole, Marion Cotillard, Mark Isham, Marley Shelton, Marvin Hamlisch, Matt Damon, Mauro Fiore, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, Michael Giacchino, Michael H. Weber, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mo'Nique, Monsters vs. Aliens, Moon, Nathan Johnson, Naturi Naughton, Neill Blomkamp, Nicola Pecorini, Nicolas Cage, Nine, Notorious, Penelope Cruz, Pete Docter, Peter Capaldi, Phil Lord, Ponyo, Precious, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz, Rian Johnson, Rinko Kikuchi, Robert Richardson, Robin Williams, Roger Deakins, Rose Byrne, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Rockwell, Sandra Bullock, Saoirse Ronan, Scott Neustadter, Scott Z. Burns, Sharlito Copley, Sheldon Turner, Sherlock Holmes, Spike Jonze, Stanley Tucci, Star Trek, Stephen Bruton, Steve Yedlin, Sunshine Cleaning, T-Bone Burnett, Terminator: Salvation, Terry Gilliam, The Blind Side, The Brothers Bloom, The Hurt Locker, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Informant, The Lovely Bones, The Princess and the Frog, The Time Traveler's Wife, Thomas McCarthy, Tom Hollander, Tom Waits, Trent Opaloch, Up, Up In The Air, Vera Farmiga, Watchmen, Where the Wild Things Are, World's Greatest Dad, Zombieland

The Lovely Bones: Despite Flashes of Genius, These Bones Barely Fit Together

• February 20, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alice Sebold, George Harvey, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Imperioli, Peter Jackson, Rachel Weisz, Reece Ritchie, Rose McIver, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon, Susie Salmon, The Lovely Bones

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Ledger’s Last is Lovely

• February 18, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Andrew Garfield, Brokeback Mountain, Christopher Plummer, Colin Farrell, Doctor Parnassus, dwarfs, Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Lily Cole, Lily Cole nude, Mr. Nick, Ten Things I Hate About You, Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm, The Dark Knight, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer

The Brothers Bloom: Cons Performed by Pros

• February 13, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Adrien Brody, Brick, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Mark Ruffalo, Max Records, Maximillian Schell, Noah Segan, Nora Zehetner, Rachel Weisz, Rian Johnson, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane, The Brothers Bloom

Sugar/Big Fan: Two Sports Films That Aren’t About Sports At All

• February 11, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Algenis Perez Sotos, Andre Holland, Anna Boden, Big Fan, Ellary Porterfield, Half Nelson, Horatio Alger, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Michael Rapaport, minor league, minor league baseball, New York Football Giants, New York Giants, Patton Oswalt, Robert Siegel, Ryan Fleck, sports, sports cinema, sports film, sports movies, Sugar, The Wrestler

Paper Heart/Anvil: The Story of Anvil: Which Documentary Has the Real Heart?

• February 10, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Anvil, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, Canadians, Charlyne Yi, Chris Tsangarides, CT, heavy metal, Jake M. Johnson, Lars Ulrich, Lips Kudlow, Metal on Metal, Michael Cera, Nicholas Jasenovic, Paper Heart, Robb Reiner, Sacha Gervasi, Seth Rogen, Slash, Steve "Lips" Kudlow, Steve Kudlow, This Is Thirteen

Black Dynamite: A Film Even Jive Turkeys Can Appreciate

• February 10, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Arsenio Hall, Black Dynamite, Bokeem Woodbine, Brian McKnight, Bullhorn, Byron Minns, Cedric Yarborough, Chocolate Giddy-Up, Cream Corn, Death Proof, Don't Be a Menace, Grind House, Grindhouse, James McManus, John Salley, Kevin Chapman, Kotex, Michael Jai White, Miguel Nunez Jr., Mo Bitches, Nicole Sullivan, Salli Richardson, Scott Sanders, Sweetmeat, Tasty Freeze, The Fiendish Dr. Wu, Tommy Davidson

It’s Complicated: Actually, It’s Surprisingly Simple

• February 8, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alec Baldwin, It's Complicated, John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Mary Kay Place, Meryl Streep, Nancy Meyers, Rita Wilson, Steve Martin, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin

The Password is Swordfish

Archive for February, 2010

The Wolfman: Pretty Cool Wolf, Pretty Dull Man

The Book of Eli/Legion: January, The Home of Religious Apocalypse Films

Best of 2009: The Definitive List of Top Tens

The Lovely Bones: Despite Flashes of Genius, These Bones Barely Fit Together

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Ledger’s Last is Lovely

The Brothers Bloom: Cons Performed by Pros

Sugar/Big Fan: Two Sports Films That Aren’t About Sports At All

Paper Heart/Anvil: The Story of Anvil: Which Documentary Has the Real Heart?

Black Dynamite: A Film Even Jive Turkeys Can Appreciate

It’s Complicated: Actually, It’s Surprisingly Simple

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