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2015 Harvey Award winners — full list!
It’ ain’t the Awards Season Onslaught until Baltimore Comic-Con holds it’s yearly Harvey Awards. Which they did last night. And while I loved many of this year’s noms that didn’t take away a prize last night, this year’s winners are … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore Comic-Con, Harvey Awards
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“Steve Jobs” – new images and synopsis
It’s pretty cut and dry when you see that a biopic is hitting theaters. So I’ll just drop the synopsis on you, and let you peep the stills. After seeing the trailer for Steve Jobs, I’m looking forward to seeing … Continue reading
“The Intern” – comfort food that charms and entertains
Nutshell: folks who love Nancy Meyers’ modern-day fairy tales will love this one too. Things are tied up way too nicely at the end, but De Niro and Hathaway are charming. Grade: B Nancy Meyers is queen of women’s comfort … Continue reading
“Angry Birds” trailer hints at an origin story
Well’p. Who hasn’t played Angry Birds? So it figures that somebody’d get an idea to make a movie out of the game. Hey, it worked so well for Super Mario Brothers, Street Fighter and Alone in the Dark. At least … Continue reading
Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: The Walk!
The Twin Towers. Tall. Majestic. Deeply missed. But in 1974, just a year after the World Trade Center opened, Philippe Petit wire-walked between the towers. His feat was covered in the documentary Man on Wire, and now in the biodrama … Continue reading
Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: The Martian!
Y’know, Matt Damon stranded on a planet kinda echoes last year’s Interstellar (SPOILER ALERT for the 3 people who haven’t seen that movie yet.) So while I’m still enjoying the karmic payback his character got in that film, I’m gonna … Continue reading
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“The Big Short” busts the housing boom
“That’s not stupidity. That’s fraud.” And that’s the housing bubble of the Aughts. Based on the nonfiction book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis, this film looks at the housing boom, and the handful of folks … Continue reading
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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Sicario!
Alright y’all. Moveeeeez! Here’s the synopis for Sicario, a film that’s already getting major awards buzz: In Mexico, SICARIO means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent [Emily Blunt] is enlisted … Continue reading
Elsewhere Review: Everest hits the heights
Yeah, I should whip something up just for this blog. But I so tired. Read on… “Everest” succeeds in hitting the heights Everest manages to tell a true story without stooping to creative license add-ons. The characters may lack depth, … Continue reading
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Tagged Award Season, Biopics, Geek for e, Movie Reviews
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“Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” is videogame-tastic
Nutshell: dig 28 Days Later, Dune and The Hunger Games? Why not have a movie that puts those three films in a Waring and hits pulse? Pour into a popcorn bucket, brush off the lack of character/story development, and enjoy. … Continue reading
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