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Rogue One’s got jokes, all right
Hell, it’s got Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) making puns. At the start of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, imperial weapons researcher Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) coerces scientist Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen) to work on the Death Star. Years later, … Continue reading
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Tagged #Disney, #star wars, Ben Mendelsohn, Cartoon Grand Moff Tarkin, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Felicity Jones, Grand Moff Tarkin, James Earl Jones, Jiang Wen, Mads Mikkelsen, Peter Cushing, poorly rendered Playstation 2 version of Mordor, rogue one, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Political thriller ‘Miss Sloane’ released almost exactly a month too late
Ever since they started putting TV previews ahead of the trailers in movies, they’ve had a strange affinity for advertising sultry, off-primetime dramas hinging on a single character. Shows like Hawthorne or The Client List, whose advertisements are simply a … Continue reading
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Tagged #donald trump, #jessica chastain, #oscarbate, adorkable, Daytime TV, Hawthorne, Jake Lacy, Mark Strong, Miss Sloane, nasty woman, The Client List
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Warren Beatty returns to the silver screen in sharp Hughes biopic
Rules Don’t Apply is a movie split in half between joy and somberness, the big-eyed dream of Hollywood and its unremarkable reality. It’s an extremely good and interesting film. Too bad no one will ever see it. Rules Don’t Apply is … Continue reading
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Tagged #alec baldwin, #chris pratt, #hail caesar, #harrison ford, #indiana jones, #kill bill, #prattprattpratt, #the departed, #warcraft, Alden Ehrenreich, Candice Bergen, Han Solo, Howard Hughes, Lily Collins, Martin Sheen, Matthew Broderick, New Han Solo, Rules Don't Apply, The Aviator, Warren Beatty, Warren Beatty is a living legend
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Director, star spoil intriguing spy movie
Robert Zemeckis and Brad Pitt each owe Steven Knight a stiff drink. He wrote a sharp, intriguing film and they ruined it. Allied follows a pair of spies, Max Vatan (Pitt) and Marianne Beausejour (Marion Cotillard). Tasked with assassinating the German … Continue reading
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Tagged #brad pitt, #marion cotillard, #the big short, 12 Years a Slave, Allied, lazy, Robert Zemeckis
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‘Nocturnal Animals’ gets you your visual storytelling fix
Steven James @StevenLeeJames If you are not just a fan of great acting and writing, but also appreciate the use of lighting and color to produce top-notch visuals — the kind that should be the norm and not the exception … Continue reading
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