Category: Films

Film Review: “Another Year”

Peter Wight and Lesley Manville vice away their sorrows in Mike Leigh's ANOTHER YEAR.

starring: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Peter Wight, Imelda Staunton, Oliver Maltman, David Bradley, Martin Savage, Karina Fernandez

directed by: Mike Leigh

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some language

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Film Review: “True Grit”

Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld in TRUE GRIT.

starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, Barry Pepper

directed by: Joel & Ethan Coen

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of western violence including disturbing images.

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Album Review (with bonus movie talk): Daft Punk – TRON: Legacy Original Soundtrack

I’m a fan of the original 1982 movie TRON, even though I’m aware it’s kinda crappy. So I’ve been following the TRON: Legacy hype pretty closely for the last few years. And when I was sent Daft Punk’s TRON: Legacy Original Soundtrack for review, I immediately emailed our lead film reviewer, Jason LeRoy, and called dibs when he got his tickets for a preview screening. Then I began listening to Daft Punk’s film score to get myself psyched. And it worked. I was psyched. Continue reading “Album Review (with bonus movie talk): Daft Punk — TRON: Legacy Original Soundtrack”

Film Review: “The Fighter”

Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, and Mark Wahlberg in THE FIGHTER. Photo by Jojo Whilden – © 2010 Fighter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

starring: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee

directed by: David O. Russell

MPAA: Rated R for language throughout, drug content, some violence and sexuality.

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Film Review: “The Tempest”

Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, and Djimon Hounsou in Julie Taymor's THE TEMPEST. Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon – © 2010 Tempest Production, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

starring: Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Ben Whishaw, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina, David Strathairn, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper, Reeve Carney, Tom Conti

director: Julie Taymor

MPAA: PG-13 for some nudity, suggestive content and scary images

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