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Tag: liev schreiber

reviews

SPOTLIGHT

Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall find themselves at the heart of a truly incredible story.

Posted on December 8, 2015December 17, 2015
dvd doubleback

LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER

What to do when something moving and nuanced is counterweighted with heavy-handedness and caricature?

Posted on January 5, 2014December 11, 2014
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GOON

Oh take me where the hockey players face off down the rink,

And the Stanley Cup is all filled up, For the champs who win the drink…

Posted on March 11, 2012March 16, 2012
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SALT

A Pinch of Salt Goes A Long Way, Even If The Film Wants Us To Choke Back a Whole Spoonful.

Posted on July 25, 2010June 16, 2012
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X MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE

A middling origin story shows that a great comic book film comes down to unquantifiable alchemy.

Posted on May 2, 2009March 27, 2013
watchin' & writin'

File Under ‘Favorites’: EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED

I bought thirteen tickets for friends and family to go to an amazing concert this week – the sort of concert that leaves you hoarse, … Read More ›

Posted on October 13, 2007December 24, 2012

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