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Catching Up Review: “The Lobster”

Sometimes I can’t get to a screening.  Sometimes there isn’t a screening available for a particular film.  Sometimes I’m just lazy and wait until the Award Season Onslaught to catch films that came out during the “For Your Consideration” award … Continue reading

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7 Pieces Of: “Silence”

Nutshell: At close to 3 hours, Silence may be as much of a test of endurance and faith as those visited upon the Japanese believers of the 1600s. Yeah, not as bloody or agonizing, but Scorsese’s “dream project” is an … Continue reading

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7 Pieces Of: “Live By Night”

Nutshell: Gorgeous visuals.  Great cast.  Intriguing but ultimately unsatisfying story.  Affleck tries his best to write, direct, and star in a modern Film Noir, but the only thing on screen is the tantalizing hints of what this film could have … Continue reading

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Catching Up Review: “I Saw the Light”

Sometimes I can’t get to a screening.  Sometimes there isn’t a screening available for a particular film.  Sometimes I’m just lazy and wait until the Award Season Onslaught to catch films that came out during the “For Your Consideration” award … Continue reading

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7 Pieces Of “Sing”

Nutshell: A cliche’d but entertaining story is given a boost by game voice actors and a sweetly humorous plot.  A few notes are a bit off-key, but by the end Sing makes beautiful music nonetheless.  Grade: A- “Wonder and magic … Continue reading

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7 Pieces of “Hidden Figures”

Nutshell: An excellent look at heretofore unsung women behind the Astronauts.  Director Theodore Melfi manages to combine the stories of three women, the cultural revolution of the era, and the history of the space program together in an affecting, enjoyable … Continue reading

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7 Pieces of: Loving

Nutshell: A well crafted film about an important moment in history. Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton deliver quiet, powerful performances. Writer/Director Jeff Nichols focuses on the people that made the case, rather than the case itself.  The result is a powerful, … Continue reading

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7 Pieces of: The Edge of Seventeen

Nutshell: Forget what you’ve heard about this film, and how it’s sooooo close to teen comedies of the 80s and 90s.  It’s not.  There are laughs, sure.  But Seventeen is darker, and way more real.  Which is a good thing. … Continue reading

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7 Pieces of: Doctor Strange

Cross-posted at Movie-Blogger.com Nutshell: Cumberbatch is 100% in as Doctor Stephen Strange.  And director Scott Derrickson sure knows how to twist and turn a set to his advantage. (Literally.) Come for the breathtaking acid-trip visuals, amazing fight choreography, and performances … Continue reading

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7 Pieces Of: “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back”

Nutshell: Tom Cruise at his Tom Cruise-iest.  Nonstop action, jaw-dropping stunts, lightning-quick pacing, and grrl power smackdowns courtesy of Cobie Smulders and Danika Yarosh. If you’re looking for more than that…what are you doing at a Tom Cruise action fest? … Continue reading

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