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Well, I feel like I'm the last person who saw this film. I had been so intrigued by this from the first time I heard about it. When it won Palme d’Or at Cannes, I said I couldn't wait to see it, alas I finally got around to seeing it. I'm not a Terrence Malick …
Continue reading Musings on Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life
Every once in a while, there's a movie that comes along that's critics-proof. This is one of those movies. I love swords and sandals genre and I went in with the expectation for Tarsem's visuals and Henry Cavill's performance to wow me and it delivered on both counts. Apparently I'm not the only one who didn't …
Special thanks to my pal and regular commenter Kevin a.k.a Jack Deth for this in-depth review! First, I'd like to thank Ruth for the opportunity to offer a guest review on her wonderfully enjoyable, informative site. It's not often that one is given the chance to rave about, offer insights or generally trash a film …
Happy Friday, friends! Here in the USA, we celebrate Veterans Day. Just a quick history on what Veteran's day is about: 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11th as Armistice Day to remind Americans of the tragedies of war. 1938 – The day becomes a federal holiday. 1954 – Congress changes the name of …
The Beaver A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communicating.I've been curious about this one mostly to see Mel Gibson's performance and because the script apparently topped 2008's The Black List (as in list of Best Un-produced Screenplays). I also wanted to see it because Anton Yelchin, whom …
Firstly, a confession: I never would've known about this movie had it not been for Gerry Butler's involvement. Right after I fell for him in Phantom of the Opera, I knew I had to watch everything else he's in. Boy, am I glad I did as I LOVE this movie and it holds up really …
The story of Sam Childers reads like a work of fiction, even Gerard Butler who played him in the film thought so when he first read the concept of the film. But no, it only sounds too good to be true. Childers was a former gang biker who led a reckless and dangerous life full …
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