Who To Root For In Sunday’s Academy Awards
• February 28, 2014 • 1 CommentPosted in Awards Season
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Best of 2012 in Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• December 31, 2012 • 6 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 2012, 2012 in film, 2012 in movies, 21 Jump Street, Aksel Hennie, Alan Silvestri, Alexandre Desplat, Alicia Vikander, Amour, Amy Adams, Ang Lee, Anna Karenina, Argo, Aubrey Plaza, Ava DuVernay, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Benoit Delhomme, best of 2012, best of 2012 in film, Caroline Champetier de Ribes, Celeste & Jesse Forever, Chris Butler, Christopher Walken, chronicle, Claudio Miranda, Cloud Atlas, Cosmopolis, Dan Romer, dane dehaan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dario Marianelli, Dariusz Wolski, David Cronenberg, Denis Lavant, Drew Goddard, Dwight Henry, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Emily Blunt, Emma Watson, Emmanuelle Riva, Ezra Miller, Fred Avril, Gina Gershon, Headhunters, Helen Hunt, Henry Jackman, Holy Motors, Janusz Kaminski, Jason Clarke, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Wright, Jon Brion, Joss Whedon, Kara Hayward, Kathryn Bigelow, Keira Knightley, Killer Joe, Kristen Stewart, Lana Wachowski, Lawless, Leos Carax, Les Miserables, Liam Neeson, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Logan Lerman, Looper, Lorraine Toussaint, Magnus Borjeson, Marc Streitenfeld, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Mark Ruffalo, Martin McDonagh, Michael Fassbender, Middle of Nowhere, Mihai Malaimare Jr., Moonrise Kingdom, Nick Cave, On The Road, Paranorman, Patrick Doyle, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Prometheus, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rashida Jones, Rian Johnson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Yeoman, Roger Deakins, Roman Coppola, Rust and Bone, Safety Not Guaranteed, Sally Field, Sam Rockwell, Samantha Barks, Seamus McGarvey, Seven Psychopaths, Six Drummers, Skyfall, Sound of Noise, Stephen Chbosky, Steve Yedlin, Steven Spielberg, Suraj Sharma, The Avengers, The Cabin In The Woods, The Grey, The Hobbit, The hunger Games, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Sessions, The Wachowskis, Tom Hardy, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Warren Ellis, Warren Ellis and Nick Cave, Wes Anderson, Wreck-It Ralph, Yves Cape, Zero Dark Thirty
Silver Linings Playbook: A Grossly Simplistic Depiction of Complicated Subject Matter
• November 22, 2012 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: bipolar disorder, Bradley Cooper, Chris Tucker, David O. Russell, Eagles, Jacki Weaver, Jennifer Lawrence, John Ortiz, Julia Stiles, misogyny, Robert DeNiro, Silver Linings Playbook
The Hunger Games: A Good Meal That Doesn’t Quite Satiate Your Appetite
• March 23, 2012 • 9 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
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Like Crazy: The Innocent and Illogical Way Young Lovers Do
• December 4, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alex Kingston, Anton Yelchin, Charlie Bewley, Chris Messina, Drake Doremus, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Like Crazy, romance
X-Men: First Class: Fassbender’s Magnetism Makes This Film Attractive
• June 12, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Angel, Azazael, Banshee, Beast, Caleb Landry Jones, Charles Xavier, comic book films, comic book movies, Darwin, Edi Gathegi, Emma Frost, Erik Lensherr, Hank McCoy, Havok, Hellfire Club, Holocaust, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, January Jones, Jason Flemyng, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, Lucas Till, Magneto, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Matthew Vaughn, Michael Fassbender, Moira McTaggart, Mystique, Nazis, Nicholas Hoult, Oliver Platt, Professor X, Rebecca Romijn, Rose Byrne, Sebastian Shaw, superhero films, superhero movies, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Men: First Class, Zoe Kravitz
Mini-Reviews: Thor, The Beaver, Hobo With A Shotgun
• May 10, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
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Best of 2010 in Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• January 30, 2011 • 4 CommentsPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 127 Hours, A Prophet, A.R. Rahman, Aaron Eckhart, Aaron Sorkin, Adam Kimmel, Alexandre Desplat, Andrew Garfield, Angelina Jolie, Animal Kingdom, Anne Rosselini, Another Year, Anthony Dod Mantle, Anton Sanko, Armie Hammer, Ben Mendensohl, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Director, best films of 2010, best movies of 2010, best of 2010, Best Original Score, best performances of 2010, Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Black Swan, Blake Lively, Blue Valentine, Boon Jong-Ho, Carey Mulligan, Chloe Moretz, Chris Morris, Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Cyrus, Daft Punk, Dale Dickey, Danny Boyle, David Seidler, Debra Granik, Edgar Wright, Enrique Chediak, Exit Through The Gift Shop, Four Lions, Freida Pinto, Geoffrey Rush, Glenn Ficarra, Greig Fraser, Hailee Steinfeld, Hans Zimmer, Helena Bonham Carter, Hong Kyung-Pyo, How To Train Your Dragon, I Love You Phillip Morris, Inception, Jacki Weaver, Jacques Audiard, James Franco, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Armstrong, Jesse Eisenberg, Jim Carrey, Joel and Ethan Coen, John Hawkes, John Powell, John Requa, Kavyan Novak, Kim Hye-Ja, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lee Unkrich, Lesley Manville, Let Me In, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Marion Cotillard, Mark Romanek, Melissa Leo, Michael Arndt, Michael Bacall, Michael Giacchino, Michael McDonough, Michelle Williams, Mike Leigh, Morning Glory, Mother, Natalie Portman, Never Let Me Go, Niels Arestrup, Nigel Godrich, Olivia Williams, Pawel Edelman, Rabbit Hole, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Portman, Rebecca Hall, Richard Jenkins, Riz Ahmed, Robert Richardson, Roger Deakins, Roman Polanski, Ruth Sheen, Ryan Gosling, Salt, Sam Bain, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Shutter Island, Simon Beaufoy, Simon Blackwell, Stephane Fontaine, Sweetgrass, Tahar Rahim, Tangled, Terribly Happy, The Coen Brothers, The Fighter, The Karate Kid, The King's Speech, The Social Network, The Town, Toy Story 3, Trent Reznor, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Tron: Legacy, True Grit, Un Prophete, Winter's Bone, Won Bin, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
The 2011 Oscar Nominations, And How The Academy Got It (Mostly) Right This Time
• January 25, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 127 Hours, 2011 Academy Award nominations, 2011 Oscar nominations, 83rd Academy Award nominations, 83rd Academy Awards, Academy Award nominations, Animal Kingdom, Black Swan, Christopher Nolan snub, Exit Through The Gift Shop, Hailee Steinfeld, How To Train Your Dragon, Inception, Jacki Weaver, Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis snub, Oscar nominations, The Fighter, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit
My Predictions of the 2011 Oscar Nominations
• January 23, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
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