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Short Term 12 and The World’s End: Two of my Favorite Films of the Year

• September 25, 2013 • 2 Comments

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Tags: Brie Larson, cinema, Cornetto Trilogy, death of cinema, Destin Cretton, Destin Daniel Cretton, Eddie Marsan, Edgar Wright, Film, Gary King, Hot Fuzz, Jacksonville, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever, Keith Stanfield, Los Angeles Film Festival, Martin Freeman, movie, movies, Nick Frost, nostalgia, Paddy Considine, Pierce Brosnan, Rami Malek, Rosamund Pike, science fiction, Shaun of the Dead, Short Term 12, Simon Pegg, The World's End

Mini-Reviews: Rush, Prisoners, Battle of the Year 3D

• September 24, 2013 • 1 Comment

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Tags: Alexandra Maria Lara, b-boy, Battle of the Year, Battle of the Year 3D, Benson Lee, Chris Brown, Chris Hemsworth, Christian McKay, Daniel Bruhl, Denis Villeneuve, Film, Formula One, Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Hunt, Josh Holloway, Josh Peck, Laz Alonso, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, movie, movies, Natalie Dormer, Niki Lauda, Olivia Wilde, Paul Dano, Peter Morgan, Pierfrancesco Favino, Planet B-Boy, Prisoners, Roger Deakins, Ron Howard, Rush, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis

Mini-Reviews: Wadjda, Populaire, The Grandmaster

• September 21, 2013 • 1 Comment

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Tags: Abdullrahman Al Gohani, Ahd, Berenice Bejo, Chen Chang, Cung Le, Deborah Francois, Film, foreign cinema, foreign film, French cinema, French film, Gong Er, Haifaa Al-Mansour, Harvey Weinstein, Hye-kyo Song, Ip Man, Jin Zhang, Kar Wai Wong, kung fu, movie, movie review, movie reviews, movies, Populaire, Reem Abdullah, Regis Roinsard, Romain Duris, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian women, Shaun Benson, The Grandmaster, Tony Leung, Waad Mohammed, Wadjda, Wong Kar-Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Ziyi Zhang

Mini-Reviews: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Passion, Hell Baby

• September 20, 2013 • 1 Comment

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Tags: Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Ben Foster, Bradford Young, Brian De Palma, Casey Affleck, Charles Baker, Dave Holmes, David Lowery, David Wain, De Palma, Film, Hell Baby, Karoline Herfurth, Keegan Michael Key, Keith Carradine, Kumail Nanjiani, lesbian, Leslie Bibb, Mean Girls, Michael Ian Black, movie, movies, Nate Parker, Noomi Rapace, Noomi Rapace nude, Noomi Rapace Rachel McAdams lesbian, Passion, Paul Anderson, Paul Scheer, Rachel McAdams, Rami Malek, Reno 911, Riki Lindhome, Riki Lindhome nude, Rob Corddry, Rob Huebel, Robert Ben Garant, Rooney Mara, The State, Thomas Lennon, video on demand, VOD

Riddick: Vin Diesel Out-Badasses All 2013 Action Heroes

• September 6, 2013 • 1 Comment

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Tags: action hero, action movies, Arnold Schwarzenegger, badass, Bokeem Woodbine, Chronicles of Riddick, Dave Bautista, David Twohy, Film, John Carpenter, Jordi Molla, Katee Sackhoff, Keri Hilson, Matt Nable, movie, Pitch Black, Riddick, sci-fi, Sylvester Stallone, Vin Diesel

The Act of Killing: Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen Before

• September 6, 2013 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: Anonymous, Anwar Congo, documentary, Errol Morris, Film, genocide, Herman Koto, Indonesia, Joshua Oppenheimer, movie, movies, The Act Of Killing, Werner Herzog

Mini-Reviews: Getaway, Closed Circuit, The Frozen Ground

• September 3, 2013 • 2 Comments

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Tags: 50 Cent, Ciaran Hinds, Closed Circuit, Courtney Solomon, Dean Norris, Eric Bana, Ethan Hawke, Film, Getaway, Jim Broadbent, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, John Crowley, John Cusack, Jon Voight, Julia Stiles, movies, Nicolas Cage, Rebecca Hall, Selena Gomez, The Frozen Ground, Vanessa Hudgens