Mini-Reviews: Elysium, We’re The Millers
• August 15, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alice Braga, Boner Garage, Diego Luna, Ed Helms, Elysium, Emma Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Aniston stripping, Jennifer Aniston underwear, Jodie Foster, Kathryn Hahn, Ken Marino, Luis Guzman, Matt Damon, Molly C. Quinn, Neill Blomkamp, Nick Offerman, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Sharlto Copley, Thomas Lennon, Tomer Sisley, Wagner Moura, We're The Millers, Will Poulter, William Fichtner
Contagion: Soderbergh’s Virus Film Will Leave You Cold
• September 15, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: avian flu, Bryan Cranston, Contagion, Demetri Martin, Elliott Gould, epidemic, Gwyneth Paltrow, H1N1, Jennifer Ehle, John Hawkes, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Sanaa Lathan, Scott Z. Burns, Steven Soderbergh, swine flu
The Adjustment Bureau: No Amount of Adjustment Can Fix This Terrible Film
• March 23, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Anthony Mackie, Emily Blunt, John Slattery, Matt Damon, Phillip K. Dick, Terrence Stamp, The Adjustment Bureau
True Grit: More True Great Work By The Coens And Bridges
• January 11, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Academy Award buzz, Barry Pepper, Carter Burwell, Ethan Coen, Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Joel and Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon, Oscar buzz, Roderick Jaynes, Roger Deakins, Rooster Cogburn, True Grit
Best of 2009: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• February 20, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted 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 2010 Oscar Nominations, and My Thoughts
• February 2, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Listmania
Tags: 2010 Academy Award nominations, 2010 Oscar nominations, A Matter of Loaf and Death, A Serious Man, Academy Award nominations, Academy Awards, Ajami, Alan Rankin, Alessandro Camon, Alexandre Desplat, An Education, Anastasia Masaro, Andrew R. Jones, Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Anna Kendrick, Armando Iannucci, Avatar, Barry Ackroyd, Bob Murawski, Bob Peterson, Bruno Delbonnel, Buck Sanders, Burma VJ, Burt Dalton, Carey Mulligan, Caroline Smith, Catherine Leterrier, Chris Innis, Christian Berger, Christoph Waltz, Christopher Boyes, Christopher Plummer, Colin Firth, Colleen Atwood, Coraline, Dan Kaufman, Dave Warren, District 9, El Secreto de sus Ojos, Ethan Coen, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Food Inc., Gabourney Sibide, Gary Summers, Geoffrey Fletcher, Geoffrey Patterson, George Clooney, Gordon Sim, Greg P. Russell, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Hans Zimmer, Helen Mirren, Inglourious Basterds, James Cameron, James Horner, Janet Patterson, Jason Reitman, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner, Jesse Armstrong, Joe Klotz, Joe Letteri, Joel Coen, John Myhre, John Refoua, Julian Clarke, Kathryn Bigelow, Katie Spencer, Kim Sinclair, Lee Daniels, Maggie Gray, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marco Beltrami, Mark Boal, Mark Stoeckinger, Mark Ulano, Matt Aitken, Matt Damon, Mauro Fiore, Meryl Streep, Michael Giacchino, Michael Jackson, Michael Minkler, Michael Silvers, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mo'Nique, Monique Prudhomme, Morgan Freeman, Neill Blomkamp, Nick Hornby, Nick Park, Oren Moverman, Oscar nominations, Oscars, Paris 36, Patrice Vermette, Paul Kavanaugh, Paul N. J. Ottonson, Penelope Cruz, Peter Devlin, Peter Docter, Peter Muyzers, Precious, Quentin Tarantino, Ray Beckett, Richard Baneham, Rick Carter, Robert Habros, Robert Richardson, Robert Stromberg, Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Sally Menke, Sandra Bullock, Sandy Powell, Sarah Greenwood, Sheldon Turner, Simon Blackwell, Stanley Tucci, Stephen Rivkin, Stephen Rosenbaum, T-Bone Burnett, Terri Tatchell, The Blind Side, The Cove, The Hurt Locker, The Milk of Sorrow, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, The White Ribbon, Tom McCarthy, Tom Myers, Tony Johnson, Tony Lamberti, Tony Roche, Un Prophete, Up, Up In The Air, Vera Farmiga, Which Way Home, Woody Harrelson, Wylie Stateman
My Predictions of the 2010 Oscar Nominations
• February 2, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Listmania
Tags: 2010, 2010 Academy Award nominations, 2010 Academy Awards, 2010 Oscar nominations, 2010 Oscars, 500 Days of Summer, A Serious Man, A Single Man, Academy Award nominations, Academy Awards, An Education, Armando Iannucci, Avatar, Best Actor, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Bob Peterson, Carey Mulligan, Christian McKay, Christoph Waltz, Christopher Plummer, Colin Firth, Crazy Heart, District 9, Emily Blunt, Ethan Coen, Gabourney Sibide, Geoffrey Fletcher, George Clooney, Helen Mirren, In The Loop, Inglourious Basterds, Invictus, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner, Joel Coen, Jule & Julia, Julianne Moore, Kathryn Bigelow, Lee Daniels, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Matt Damon, Me and Orson Welles, Meryl Streep, Michael H. Weber, Mo'Nique, Morgan Freeman, Neill Blomkamp, Nick Hornby, Oscar nominations, Oscars, Penelope Cruz, Pete Docter, Precious, Quentin Tarantino, Sandra Bullock, Scott Cooper, Scott Neustadter, Sheldon Turner, Stanley Tucci, Terri Tatchell, The Blind Side, The Hurt Locker, The Informant, The Last Station, The Lovely Bones, The Messenger, The Young Victoria, Up, Up In The Air, Woody Harrelson
Invictus: It Fails to Interest-us
• December 24, 2009 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Anthony Peckham, Clint Eastwood, Francois Pienaar, Invictus, John Carlin, Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Nelson Mandela, overrated, Racism, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, South African rugby
The Informant!: Corporate Crime Has Never Been So Funny
• November 15, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Archer Daniels Midland, Joel McHale, Mark Whitacre, Marvin Hamlisch, Matt Damon, Melanie Lynskey, Oscar buzz, Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, price-fixing, Richard Daley, Scott Bakula, Steven Soderbergh, The Informant, Thomas F. Wilson, Tom Papa, Tony Hale
Ponyo: Pure Hand-Drawn Magic
• August 21, 2009 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Betty White, Cate Blanchett, Cloris Leachman, Frankie Jonas, Fujimoto, Hayao Miyazaki, Japanimation, John Lasseter, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Matt Damon, Noah Cyrus, Ponyo, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, Sosuke, Studio Ghibli, The Brilliance of Pixar, The Little Mermaid, Tina Fey
The Password is Swordfish 