Thursday Movie Picks #61: TRAIN Scenes

Happy Thursday everyone! This is another entry to the weekly Thursday Movie Picks that's spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. Here's the gist: The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if …

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Thursday Movie Picks #36: Movies adapted from a Young Adult Novel

Happy Thursday everyone! This is another entry to the weekly Thursday Movie Picks that's spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if you're up to …

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2014 Recap: 10 Favorite Female Performances of the Year

As I'm still putting my finishing touches on my Top 10 list [it's really quite an agonizing process], I decided to turn my focus on the performances I love from 2014. I initially drafted about underrated performers who I wish had gotten more love, but I think I'll make that a 'Question of the Week' …

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A Fisti Recast-athon: The Devil Wears Prada, Gravity, and Michael Clayton

Now THIS is a blogathon I can't wait to take part! Andrew over at A Fistful of Films blog just had a brilliant idea for a recast-athon, similar to what I did here but this time with a slight twist. I'll let him explain in his own words... Here is my issue with Hollywood. It …

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FlixChatter Double Review: Snowpiercer (2014)

Ted's Review After last summer's mediocre Elysium, I wasn't that interested in seeing another sci-fi/action picture about the poor vs. the rich set in the future. Heck even after I saw the trailer, I sort of didn't really want to see this new film from South Korean director Joon-ho Bong at all. But thanks to …

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FlixChatter Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel

I came to appreciate Wes Anderson's films through his third feature film The Royal Tennenbaum a few years after its release in 2001. I enjoyed it but I didn't immediately become a fan right away, his movies are definitely an acquired taste. Since then I have only seen three more from his work, The Darjeeling …

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Five for the Fifth: NOVEMBER 2013 Edition

Hello folks, welcome to the second to last Five for the Fifth of 2013! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item, observation, trailer, actor/director spotlight, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth …

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