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Movie Review – Krampus (2015)

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Krampus, 2015. Directed by Michael Dougherty. Starring Adam Scott, Emjay Anthony, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Conchata Ferrell, Allison Tolman, Stefania LaVie Owen, Lolo Owen, Queenie Samuel, Luke Hawker, Ivy Geoge, Maverick Flack, Gideon Emery, and Krista Stadler. SYNOPSIS: A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up accidentally summoning a Christmas demon to his family […]

Movie Review – In The Heart Of The Sea (2015)

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In the Heart of the Sea, 2015. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Ben Whishaw, Tom Holland, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Frank Dillane, Charlotte Riley, Paul Anderson, and Michelle Fairley. SYNOPSIS: Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for […]

James Gunn: The Hateful Eight is “perhaps Quentin Tarantino’s best film”

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I really don’t think any of us here need the approval of critics and various other filmmakers to know that Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie, titled The Hateful Eight, will be one of the best of the year. Nevertheless, here is a post the Guardians of the Galaxy director made on his Facebook page gushing over […]

2015 Awards Race Update: Carol named Best Picture by New York Film Critics Circle

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Last night I jotted down some thoughts on the National Board of Review unexpectedly giving audience and critical darling Mad Max: Fury Road the top honor (alongside a look at the other categories and their respective winners), and now we have the New York Film Critics Circle getting in on the action. Following in line […]

Mad Max: Fury Road named 2015’s Best Film by National Board of Review

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If you hadn’t noticed, we are venturing into yet another Oscar season, as evident by the National Board of Review having handed out some awards. Some of the winners are no-brainers, but there are also a fair share of surprises in the mix. Best Film: Mad Max: Fury Road Best Director: Ridley Scott – The […]

Movie Review – Victoria (2015)

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Victoria, 2015. Directed by Sebastian Schipper. Starring Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit, and Max Mauff. SYNOPSIS: A young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret. Victoria may be a 138 […]

Second Opinion – The Good Dinosaur (2015)

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The Good Dinosaur, 2015. Directed by Peter Sohn. Featuring the voice talent of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Marcus Scribner, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Steve Zahn, Mandy Freund, Steven Clay Hunter, Anna Paquin and Sam Elliott SYNOPSIS: An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. “I thought […]

Movie Review – Victor Frankenstein (2015)

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Victor Frankenstein, 2015. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Freddie Fox, Mark Gatiss, and Charles Dance. SYNOPSIS: Told from Igor’s perspective, we see the troubled young assistant’s dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of […]

Movie Review – Creed (2015)

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Creed, 2015. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, and Tony Bellew. SYNOPSIS: The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. For all the unified bitching we typically embark on […]