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Why not just remake Moby Dick?
In the Heart of the Sea tells the story of the Essex, a whaling ship that was sunk in 1820, leaving eight survivors. And hey! Did you know? The story partially inspired Moby Dick! The movie follows Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth), first … Continue reading
Movie about one of Hollywood’s best writers poorly written
Trumbo can easily be reduced to one word, and that word is “ironic.” The film tells the relatively true story of Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston), a communist screenwriter who won two academy awards for Roman Holiday and The Brave One despite being blacklisted from Hollywood … Continue reading
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Tagged #alan tudyk, #bleeker street, #Breaking Bad, #bryan cranston, #louis ck, #trumbo
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Brooklyn is the worst thing a movie can be — boring
Brooklyn has received rave reviews, and I have absolutely no idea why. It’s not a bad movie, it’s worse — it’s a bland movie. Based on Colm Tóibín’s 2009 novel, the film is about Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young woman moving … Continue reading
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Tagged #brooklyn, #domhnall gleeson, #emory cohen, #fox searchlight, #love triangle, #saoirse ronan, #snore
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Holiday flick too tame for a B movie
From Jurassic World to Minions to Straight Outta Compton, Universal Pictures has been very nice this year, and it looks like the studio just found a small franchise in its stocking. Krampus follows an unhappy extended family celebrating Christmas together. The main character, a young boy named … Continue reading
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Tagged #b movie, #black friday, #christmas carol, #krampus, #most wonderful time of the year
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Creed could have been excellent, isn’t
Hailed as the best movie of the year, Creed is exactly the kind of overlong, deliriously predictable feature that comes away with its accolades for all the wrong reasons. The movie follows Donnie Johnson (Michael B. Jordan), the illegitimate son of Apollo … Continue reading
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Tagged #creed, #fruitvale station, #hippity hop, #michael b jordan, #rocky, #ryan coogler, #sylvester Stallone, #tessa thompson
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