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Film Review: Home Again (2017)
Dir. Hallie Meyers-Shyer Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Michael Sheen, Nat Wolff, Pico Alexander, Jon Rudnitsky, Candice Bergen Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1hr37m Spoiler level: Light This past Tuesday, for the first time in ages, I went into a film without looking at the RT score. I saw the trailer a couple of times, chuckled a bit, and… Continue reading
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Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Dir: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Kurt Russel Runtime: 2hr16m Spoiler Level: Light (ANY MAJOR SPOILERS WILL BE UNDER A “READ MORE”) Back in the summer of 2014, I knew nothing about Guardians of the Galaxy, but when Marvel’s film adaptation rolled into theaters, my best friend and I… Continue reading
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Film Review: The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
Dir: Niki Caro Starring: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Michael McElhatton Runtime: 2hr6m Spoiler Level: Light (Unless you are somehow unaware of the events of WWII) I have a few rules when it comes to seeing movies in the theater, and one of those rules is: If Jessica Chastain is in it, make every… Continue reading
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Film Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Dir: Bill Condon Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, lots of big names. Runtime: 129 min Spoiler Level: If you’ve seen the 1991 version, light. It’s a tale as old as time so you should probably know the gist by now… I am part of the lucky generation who grew up during the majority… Continue reading
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Film Review: La La Land (2016)
Dir: Damien Chazelle Starring: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling Runtime: 2h 8m Music: Pasek and Paul (lyrics) Justin Hurwitz (score) WARNING: This review contains potential SPOILERS for general plot details. MAJOR SPOILERS (likely pertaining to the ending of the film) will be forewarned in BOLD and under a “Read More.” One of my local movie theaters… Continue reading
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Top 10 Books and Films 2016 Edition!
After 113 books, 28,731 pages, and 30 trips to the movie theater for 26 films this past year, it is difficult to narrow down my favorites. But, after some careful consideration and introspection, I have pared the lists to my top 10 favorites in each category, and here they are! For the full list of books… Continue reading
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Cinema and Sound
I’ve said it in previous posts, but I’ll reiterate here; I love movies. And, to take it even further, I love movie soundtracks. A couple of years ago, while watching The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies on opening night, I saw a teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. When the iconic Star Wars… Continue reading
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Top 10 Books and Films 2015 Edition!
This year, I kept a tally of how many books I read and how many films I saw in theaters, as I was curious to know what the totals would be. With a few days of 2015 left, my goal of reading 100 books has been completed and I have seen a total of 21 films… Continue reading
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