Best of 2012 in Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• December 31, 2012 • 6 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
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Lincoln: This Outstanding Presidential Drama Is One For The Ages
• November 21, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Academy Awards, Bruce McGill, Colman Domingo, dane dehaan, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Oyelowo, David Straithairn, Gloria Reuben, Gregory Itzin, Hal Holbrook, Jackie Earle Haley, James Spader, Janusz Kaminski, Jared Harris, Jeremy Strong, John Hawkes, John Williams, Joseph Cross, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julie White, Kevin Kline, Lee Pace, Lincoln, Lukas Haas, Mary Lincoln, Michael Stuhlbarg, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sally Field, Steven Spielberg, Thaddeus Stevens, Tim Blake Nelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Ulysses S. Grant, Walton Goggins
Best of 2011 In Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• February 5, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews, Listmania
Tags: 50/50, A Dangerous Method, A Separation, Academy Awards, Adam Stone, Albert Brooks, Alberto Iglesias, Alwin Kuchler, Andrew Lesnie, Andy Serkis, Anjelica Huston, Attack the Block, Beginners, Ben Kingsley, Berenice Bejo, best of, Best of 2011, Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Reitzell, Bridesmaids, Bridget O'Connor, Captain America: The First Avenger, Carey Mulligan, Cate Blanchett, Certified Copy, Christopher Plummer, Corey Stoll, Dave Palmer, Drive, Elizabeth Olsen, Elle Fanning, Emmanuel Lubezki, Everything Must Go, Felicity Jones, Film, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Gore Verbinski, Hanna, Hans Zimmer, Hossein Amini, Howard Shore, Hoyte Van Hoytema, Hugo, Hunter McCracken, Janusz Kaminski, Jeff Nichols, Jessica Chastain, Joe Cornish, Joe Wright, Joel Edgerton, John Boyega, John Logan, John Williams, Jonathan Levine, Jonny Greenwood, Juliette Binoche, Keira Knightley, Kevin Spacey, Kirsten Dunst, Kristen Wiig, Like Crazy, Lynne Ramsay, Manuel Alberto Claro, Margin, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Martin Scorsese, Melancholia, Melanie Laurent, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Giacchino, Michael Shannon, Michelle Williams, Midnight in Paris, Mike Mills, Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol, movies, Muppets, My Week With Marilyn, Newton Thomas Sigel, Nick Nolte, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscars, Patrick Doyle, Peter Straughan, Rango, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rob Brydon, Robert Richardson, Roger Neill, Rooney Mara, Rory Kinnear, Ryan Gosling, Saoirse Ronan, Sareh Bayat, Seamus McGarvey, Shailene Woodley, Steven Price, Steven Spielberg, Super 8, Take Shelter, Terrence Malick, The Adventures of Tintin, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The Artist, The Chemical Brothers, The Descendants, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Guard, The Tree of Life, The Trip, Tilda Swinton, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tom Hardy, Tom Hollander, Tomas Alfredson, War Horse, Warrior, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Will Ferrell, Woody Allen
War Horse: A Poor Script Halts This Stallion In Its Tracks
• January 4, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Albert, Benedict Cumberbatch, Celine Buckens, David Dencik, David Thewlis, Eddie Marsan, Emily Watson, Film, horses, Janusz Kaminski, Jeremy Irvine, Joey, John Williams, Liam Cunningham, Lincoln Center, Michael Morpungo, movies, Niels Arestrup, Peter Mullan, Steven Spielberg, Toby Kebbell, Tom Hiddleston, Topthorn, War Horse, West End, World War I
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn- Don’t Keep This Fantastic Film a Secret
• December 21, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Andy Serkis, Captain Haddock, Daniel Craig, Film, Herge, Indiana Jones, Jamie Bell, mocap, Morocco, motion capture, motion capture animation, movies, Nick Frost, Peter Jackson, Pirates of the Caribbean, Red Rackham's Treasure, Simon Pegg, Snowy, Steven Spielberg, The Adventures of Tintin, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The Crab With The Golden Claws, The Secret of the Unicorn, Thompson, Thomson, Tintin
Super 8: Not Quite Spielberg, But Still Pretty Super
• June 15, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., Elle Fanning, Gabriel Basso, Glynn Turman, Gremlins, JJ Abrams, Joey Courtney, Kyle Chandler, Lost, Mission: Impossible 3, Riley Griffiths, Ron Eldard, Ryan Lee, Spielberg, Star Trek, Steven Spielberg, Super 8, The Goonies, Zach Mills
New Classics: The Best Films Since 1983
• July 31, 2008 • 6 CommentsPosted in Listmania
Tags: 25th Hour, A Mighty Wind, Akira Kurosawa, Alfonso Cuaron, Almost Famous, Andrew Dominik, Back to the Future, Barton Fink, Being John Malkovich, Bill Murray, Boogie Nights, Brad Pitt, Brazil, Bruce Willis, Cameron Crowe, Cameron Diaz, Casey Affleck, Catherine O'Hara, Charlie Kaufman, Children of Men, Christopher Guest, Clive Owen, Coen Brothers, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denzel Washington, Die Hard, Dirty Work, Do the Right Thing, Edward Norton, Entertainment Weekly, Eugene Levy, Fargo, Finding Nemo, Frances McDormand, Full Metal Jacket, George Lucas, Goodfellas, Groundhog Day, Halle Berry, Hannah and Her Sisters, Harold Ramis, Harrison Ford, Heather Graham, High Fidelity, Hoop Dreams, Hugh Jackman, Indiana Jones, Iron Man, Jack Black, Jackie Brown, Javier Bardem, Jerry Maguire, Jim Carrey, John Cusack, Jon Favreau, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Judd Apatow, Julianne Moore, Kate Hudson, King Kong, Malcolm X, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Scorsese, Marvel Comics, Men In Black, Michael Caine, Michael Cera, Michael J. Fox, Monty Python, Murderball, Naomi Watts, No Country For Old Men, Norm Macdonald, Parker Posey, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pee Wee Herman, Peter Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pixar, Prince, Purple Rain, Quentin Tarantino, Ratatouille, Renee Zellweger, Return of the Jedi, Richard Linklater, Rob Reiner, Robert DeNiro, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Zemeckis, Rosario Dawson, Rushmore, Samuel L. Jackson, School of Rock, Sean Connery, South Park, Spike Jonze, Spike Lee, Spinal Tap, Stanley Kubrick, Steve Buscemi, Steven Spielberg, Superbad, Terry Gilliam, The Assassination of Jesse James, The Brilliance of Pixar, The Coen Brothers, The Incredibles, The Princess Bride, The Truman Show, There Will Be Blood, Tim Burton, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Tommy Lee Jones, Toy Story, Waiting For Guffman, Wall-E, Wes Anderson, Will Smith, William H. Macy, Woody Allen, X-Men
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Nostalgia’s Effect on the Pleasures of Summer Action
• June 22, 2008 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Action film, Cate Blanchett, Film, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, Sequels, Shia LaBoeuf, Steven Spielberg