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Movie Review: Interstellar
Nutshell: I’d give Interstellar a B+. It’s a study in contrasts; gritty and sterile, violent and peaceful, walking the edge of death and celebrating life. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain are fantastic, even when the storyline veers off … Continue reading
Movie Review: The Book of Life
Nutshell: I give The Book of Life an A-. A bouncy, fizzy-fun animated pic about a cool but little-understood (in the USA) Mexican holiday. Wonderful voice performances and gorgeous animation will please young and old alike, and the songs will … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century Fox, Animated Films, Movie Reviews, Reel FX, The Book of Life
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Movie Review: Left Behind (2014)
Nutshell: I’d give Left Behind a B-. It’s heart is in the right place, and it walks the fine line between Sunday school and pop culture nicely, but it’s movie-of-the-week look may put folks off. Director Vic Armstrong needed a … Continue reading
Movie Review: The Equalizer
Nutshell: I’d give The Equalizer an A-. A well done update of the 80s badass savior series, there’s a few hiccups here and there (see: the overuse of Important Slow Walking), but all in all an enjoyable good-guys-win film. I … Continue reading
Review in a Flash: The Maze Runner
Sometimes I’m too lazy for a full-out piece. Sometimes everything I’ve got to say about a film can be summarized in a sentence or two. Sometimes it’s both. So herewith, a quick-n-dirty on The Maze Runner! Nutshell: I’d give The … Continue reading
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Tagged Movie Reviews, Post-Apocalyptic stuff, Young Adult
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Movie Review: If I Stay
Nutshell: I’d give If I Stay an A-. This is a movie that pulls all the right strings at all the right times. Yeah it’s in your face about it, but the story and it’s actors suck you in so … Continue reading
Review in a Flash: When The Game Stands Tall
Sometimes I’m too lazy for a full-out piece. Sometimes everything I’ve got to say about a film can be summarized in a sentence or two. Sometimes it’s both. So herewith, a quick-n-dirty on the high school football film When The … Continue reading
Review in a Flash: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Sometimes I’m too lazy for a full-out piece. Sometimes everything I’ve got to say about a film can be summarized in a sentence or two. Sometimes it’s both. So herewith, a quick-n-dirty on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Nutshell: … Continue reading
Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
Nutshell: I. Am. Groot. A Have you been loving the Guardians of the Galaxy trailers that show snippets of the film with groovy 70s rock? Well, then you’re gonna be blown out of your socks when you see the film. … Continue reading
Movie Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Nutshell: I’d give Dawn of the Planet of the Apes an A-. The CGI is jaw-droppingly perfect, the story feels like a natural progression from Rise, and Serkis gives Caesar the world-weariness of a true leader. I’d have liked more … Continue reading
