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Lisa Marie Does Killer Joe (dir. by William Friedkin)
I nearly didn’t get to see Killer Joe. Killer Joe, the latest film from William Friedkin (who, 40 years ago, won an Oscar for directing The French Connection), is rated NC-17 for “graphic disturbing...
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Film Review: Lovelace (dir by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman)
About halfway through the new biopic Lovelace, there’s a scene where former porno actress Linda Lovelace (played by Amanda Seyfried) is hooked up to a lie detector. The polygraph examiner explains...
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Trailer: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (Official Teaser)
Hard to imagine it’s been 9 years since the original Sin City hit the big screen. It was a comic book adaptation that many thought wouldn’t work, especially how Rodriguez envisioned it to be slavishly...
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Trash Film Guru Vs. The Summer Blockbusters : “Maleficent”
Is it just me, or is this year’s summer blockbuster season incredibly front-loaded? Not only did it get off to a ridiculously early start in April with the release of Captain America : The Winter...
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Trailer: Horns (Official Teaser)
The kids of the Harry Potter film franchise have all gone their separate ways. Some have moved on to taking smaller roles. Others have begun to take on roles that tries to rehabilitate their image from...
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For Your Consideration #3: Angelina Jolie in Maleficent
Way back in March, when people like me first started to ask ourselves what and who would be nominated for Oscars in January, a lot of us assumed that 2014 would be the year of Angelina Jolie. We...
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Embracing the Melodrama Part II #110: Atonement (dir by Joe Wright)
Whenever I think back on the 2007 best picture nominee Atonement, my first thought is usually, “Oh my God! Benedict Cumberbatch is in this movie!” And, indeed, he is. However, I’m kind of glad that I...
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Trailer #2: Black Mass
One of this year’s most-anticipated films (well, at least when it comes to award season) has a new trailer. Black Mass stars Johnny Depp in the role of the infamous gangster Whitey Bulger who, as the...
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Film Review: Black Mass (dir by Scott Cooper)
You know how sometimes you watch a movie and you’re happy because you know it’s a good movie but, at the same time, you end up feeling slightly disappointed because, as good as it may be, it never...
View ArticleHorror Film Review: Unsane (dir by Steven Soderbergh)
Oh, Steven Soderbergh. Seriously, I know that everyone in the world is always going on about how brilliant he is but I have to admit that I always approach his film with a bit of trepidation. I mean,...
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