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Tag: andrew garfield

reviews

tick, tick…BOOM!

You need to ask: Are you letting yourself be led by fear, or by love?

Posted on November 14, 2021November 13, 2021
reviews

SILENCE

How can we tell if we are doing things right or wrong when nobody answers our questions?

Posted on January 8, 2017September 28, 2019
trailers

Like a Prayer: SILENCE Trailer

Aptly titled; well timed.

Posted on November 23, 2016December 8, 2016
reviews

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2

Sometimes the human part of a superhuman story is just far more interesting.

Posted on May 5, 2014March 11, 2015
reviews

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

The film so many of us thought wasn’t necessary brings more to the table than we thought it could.

Posted on July 3, 2012May 7, 2014
trailers

The Full Bug (THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Trailer)

Can he still do whatever a spider can? Do we even still care?

Posted on February 8, 2012February 13, 2012
reviews

THE SOCIAL NETWORK

WALL STREET With a Web 2.0 Spin

Posted on October 3, 2010April 13, 2015
reviews

NEVER LET ME GO

How Does One Prove Their Own Humanity?

Posted on September 24, 2010October 23, 2014
festivals, TIFF, Toronto

TIFF Review: NEVER LET ME GO

A Wonderful Film I Made the Mistake of Reading First.

Posted on September 19, 2010October 23, 2014
trailers

Young Hearts Run Free (NEVER LET ME GO Trailer)

Mark Romanek Returns to Direct a Dystopian Sci-Fi Tale.

Posted on August 4, 2010October 23, 2014
trailers

A Public Affair (THE SOCIAL NETWORK Trailer)

Fincher is Back – Has He Succeeded Where We All Thought He’d Fail?

Posted on July 19, 2010June 7, 2013
trailers

For the Faithful Departed (RED RIDING Trailer)

I must confess, I haven’t been as on top of trailers as in the past…perhaps that’s because I got tired of them letting me down. … Read More ›

Posted on January 14, 2010March 29, 2012

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