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
Looper: Amidst the Time Travel, A Tale of Mothers and Sons
• October 2, 2012 • 4 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Brick, Bruce Willis, children, Emily Blunt, Film, Jeff Daniels, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Looper, loopers, mothers, movies, Noah Segan, Paul Dano, Piper Perabo, Rian Johnson, sci-fi, science fiction, The Brothers Bloom, The Rainmaker, time travel
Miss LOST Already? Watch These 25 Movies
• May 24, 2010 • 4 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 24, 300, A Perfect Getaway, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Air Force One, Alan Dale, Ana Lucia Cortez, Andrew Divoff, Antwone Fisher, Avatar, Baz Luhrmann, Ben Affleck, Ben Linus, Bernard, Bernard Nadler, Best Picture, Blu Ray, Bolt, Brick, Caesar, Capote, Casey Affleck, Charles Widmore, Charlie Pace, Christian Bale, Claire Danes, Claire Littleton, Clifton Collins Jr., Colonel Upham, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Cynthia Watros, Daniel Dae Kim, Daniel Faraday, Daniel Roebuck, Death Proof, Dennis Lehane, Dennis Quaid, Desmond Hume, Dexter, Dharma Initiative, Dharma Orientation, Dick Hickock, Dominic Monaghan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Emilie de Ravin, Ethan Rom, Evangeline Lilly, Flash Forward, Flocke, For Love of the Game, Francois Chau, Frank Lapidus, Frequency, GI Joe, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Gone Baby Gone, Grindhouse, Harold Perrineau, Harrison Ford, Henry Ian Cusick, Hugo Reyes, Human Target, Hurley, Ian Somerhalder, Ilana, In Cold Blood, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Jack Shephard, Jacob, James Cameron, James Ford, Jay Leno, Jeff Fahey, Jeremy Davies, Jeremy Renner, Jim Caviezel, Jin Kwon, John Locke, Jorge Garcia, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Holloway, Juliet Burke, Kate Austen, Ken Leung, Kevin Costner, Kevin Durand, Kiele Sanchez, Kurt Russell, L. Scott Caldwell, Laura Linney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Leslie Arzt, Link, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Locke, Lost, Lost Finale, Lost The End, Love Actually, Machete, Maggie Grace, Malcolm David Kelley, Man In Black, Mark Pellegrino, Martin Keamy, Matthew Fox, MC Gainey, Mercutio, Merry, Michael Dawson, Michael Emerson, Michelle Rodriguez, Mikhail, Miles Straume, Mission: Impossible 2, Mr. Eko, Mr. Friendly, Naveen Andrews, Nestor Carbonelli, Nikki, Oz, Paolo, Paul Giamatti, Pierre Chang, Planet Terror, Primal Fear, Quentin Tarantino, Racer X, Rescue Dawn, Rian Johnson, Richard Alpert, Robert Rodriguez, Robin Hood, Rodrigo Santoro, Romeo and Juliet, Rose, Rose Nadler, Saïd Taghmaoui, Saving Private Ryan, Saw, Sawyer, Sayid Jarrah, Seinfeld, Sideways, Smoke Monster, Smokey, Smokin Aces, Speed Racer, Terry O'Quinn, The Blob, The Brothers Bloom, The End, The Fugitive, The Hurt Locker, The Late Shift, The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, The Mummy Returns, The Sopranos, Titus Welliver, Tom Cruise, Tom Friendly, Tombstone, Tommy Lee Jones, Truman Capote, V, Val Kilmer, Walt, Werner Herzog, William Mapother, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Wolverine, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Xerxes
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 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
Netflix Recommendation: Brick (Johnson, 2005)
• July 21, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Netflix Recommendation
Tags: 500 Days of Summer, Brick, detective, Emilie de Ravin, film noir, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, LA Confidential, Lukas Haas, Matt O'Leary, Meagan Good, Mysterious Skin, neo-noir, Noah Fleiss, Nora Zehetner, nude, Rian Johnson, Richard Roundtree, Sin City, The Lookout