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Movie Review: ‘Gone Girl’

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Directed by: David Fincher Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, and Carrie Coon Plot: A man becomes a suspect in his wife’s disappearance. Review: Very early in the movie, when Ben Affleck’s Nick Dunne gives some background information… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Judge’

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Director: David Dobkin Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farminga, Billy Bob Thornton, Dax Shepard, Vincent D’Onofrio Story: A hot shot lawyer returns to his old small town family home after the… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Horns’

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Director: Alexandre Aja Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, James Remar Plot: Following the murder of his girlfriend, down and out Ig is at the centre of a media storm and under scrutiny as… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Life of Crime’

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Directed by: Daniel Schechter Starring: Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, and Yasiin Bey Plot: Two criminals kidnap a woman of a wealthy man uninterested in paying her ransom Review Based on the novel The Switch by Elmore Leonard,… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’

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Director: Scott Frank Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Astro Plot: A former cop and former alcoholic turned unlicensed private eye reluctantly takes on a case for a drug dealer whose wife… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Skeleton Twins’

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Director: Craig Johnson Starring: Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, and Luke Wilson Plot: Estranged twins reconnect after a suicide attempt. Review: The Skeleton Twins is not the most original or inspired indie dramedy. In fact, it sort… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Equalizer’

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Director: Antoine Fuqua Cast: Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas Plot: A blue collar worker reveals a mysterious past when he is driven to stand up to those who have done wrong… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’

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Director: Robert Rodriquez and Frank Miller Starring: Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Eva Green, Jessica Alba, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Rosario Dawson, Powers Boothe, Ray Liotta, Jaime King, Jamie Chung, Dennis Haysbert, Jeremy Piven, Christopher… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Life After Beth’

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Director: Jeff Baena Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Dane Dehaan, and John C. Reilly Plot: When a young man’s recently deceased girlfriend comes back from the dead, he realizes it is not quite the miracle… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Maze Runner’

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  Do you like film adaptations of young adult novels? Do you like monsters? How about mazes and a post-apocalyptic dystopian society? Well do I have the movie for you! The Maze Runner… Continue reading