Mini-Reviews: The Internship, Now You See Me
• June 12, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Aasif Mandvi, Common, Dave Franco, Dylan O'Brien, Eric Andre, Isla Fisher, Jesse Eisenberg, Jessica Szohr, Josh Brener, Josh Gad, Louis Leterrier, Mark Ruffalo, Max Minghella, Melanie Laurent, Michael Caine, Michael Kelly, Morgan Freeman, Now You See Me, Owen Wilson, Rob Riggle, Rose Byrne, Shawn Levy, The Internship, Tiya Sircar, Tobit Raphael, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson
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
The Avengers: Joss Whedon Creates The Perfect Assembly
• May 3, 2012 • 4 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
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My Predictions of the 2011 Oscar Nominations
• January 23, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 127 Hours, 82nd Academy Awards, A.R. Rahman, Academy Award nominations 2011, Academy Awards 2011, Alexandre Desplat, Alice in Wonderland, Amy Adams, Andrew Garfield, Animal Kingdom, Annette Bening, Another Year, BAFTA, Barbara Hershey, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Feature-Length Documentary, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Visual Effects, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Burlesque, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Client 9, Colin Firth, Danny Elfman, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, David O. Russell, Despicable Me, Diane Warren, Exit Through The Gift Shop, Geoffrey Rush, Get Low, Hailee Steinfeld, Hans Zimmer, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Helena Bonham Carter, How To Train Your Dragon, I See The Light, If I Rise, Inception, Inside Job, Jacki Weaver, James Franco, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Jesse Eisenberg, Joel and Ethan Coen, John Hawkes, John Powell, Julianne Moore, Made in Dagenham, Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Oscar nominations 2011, Oscar Predictions, Oscar predictions 2011, Oscars 2011, Rabbit Hole, Restrepo, Robert Duvall, Roderick Jaynes, Ryan Gosling, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Shine, Shutter Island, Tangled, The Coen Brothers, The Fighter, The Illusionist, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Social Network, The Tempest, The Tillman Story, The Town, The Wolfman, Tom Hooper, Toy Story 3, Trent Reznor, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Tron: Legacy, True Grit, Upset special, Vincent Cassel, Waiting For Superman, We Belong Together, Winter's Bone, You Haven't Seen The Last of Me Yet
DVD Releases: The Kids Are All Right, The Ghost Writer, Exit Through The Gift Shop
• December 9, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Academy Awards 2010, Annette Bening, Banksy, Banksy identity, Barely Legal, documentary, Eli Wallach, Ewan MacGregor, Exit Through The Gift Shop, graffiti, hoax, Jay Leno, Jim Belushi, Jon Bernthal, Josh Hutchinson, Julianne Moore, Kim Cattrall, Life Is Beautiful, Lisa Chodolenko, Mark Ruffalo, MBW, Mia Wasikowska, Mister Brainwash, Mr. Brainwash, Olivia Williams, Oscar buzz, Pierce Brosnan, Rhys Ifans, Roman Polanski, Shepard Fairey, street art, The Ghost Writer, The Kids Are All Right, Thierry Guetta, Timothy Dalton, Tom Wilkinson
Date Night: An Enjoyable Date Due to Strong Chemistry
• May 3, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Bill Burr, Common, Date Night, Get Smart, J.B. Smoove, James Franco, JB Smoove, Jimmi Simpson, Kristen Wiig, Leighton Meester, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Nick Kroll, nude, Olivia Munn, Ray Liotta, Saturday Night Live, Shawn Levy, SNL, Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Tina Fey, Will I Am, William Fichtner
Shutter Island: A Hitchcockian Mindbender from Scorsese
• March 13, 2010 • 6 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Lehane, Elias Koteas, Jackie Earle Haley, John Carroll Lynch, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Scorsese, Max Van Sydow, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Shutter Island, Teddy Daniels, The Rule of Four, Vertigo, Who is 67
The Brothers Bloom: Cons Performed by Pros
• February 13, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted 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
Where The Wild Things Are: A Magical, 4-Star Wild Rumpus
• November 15, 2009 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alexander, Carol, Catherine Keener, Catherine O'Hara, children's films, children's movies, Chris Cooper, Dave Eggers, Douglas, Forest Whitaker, Ira, James Gandolfini, K.W., Mark Ruffalo, Maurice Sendak, Max Records, Paul Dano, puppetry, Roger Ebert, Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are
The Password is Swordfish 