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Tag: ralph fiennes

reviews

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

There is no future, there is no past…

Posted on August 25, 2016September 28, 2019
reviews

HAIL, CAESAR!

Who needs talent when you have luck? Who needs edge when you have absurdity?

Posted on February 7, 2016September 28, 2019
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SPECTRE

How does a franchise follow one of the greatest chapters in its story? Evidently, by closing the book.

Posted on November 8, 2015November 18, 2015
trailers

HAIL, CAESAR! Trailer

Oh god – The Coens have gone goofy again.

Posted on October 15, 2015February 6, 2016
trailers

The Ghost Inside: SPECTRE Trailer

It has crumbled; he still stands tall.

Posted on April 1, 2015April 7, 2015
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THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

Wes Anderson returns with something sweet for audiences to delight in.

Posted on March 16, 2014March 22, 2014
trailers

Standin’ In the Big Hotel: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Trailer

I feel like every word of this trailer should be a BEING JOHN MALKOVICH-esque stream of “Anderson, Anderson, Anderson…”. I say that with love.

Posted on October 23, 2013October 27, 2013
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SKYFALL

“That which we are, we are…
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”

Posted on November 12, 2012November 17, 2012
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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS pt. 2

It’s a bumpy road to the finish, but when we get there we find ourselves in a truly wonderful place. Here are my thoughts on … Read More ›

Posted on July 18, 2011November 15, 2018
reviews

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS pt. 1

A film that proves that you can’t take a story and just “Cut it in two”

Posted on November 21, 2010November 15, 2018
trailers

Death and All of His Friends (HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Teaser)

So while I found much of this past weekend’s MTV Movie awards to be a long exercise in publicity stunts and teen-voting nonsense…I was quite … Read More ›

Posted on June 9, 2010March 20, 2012
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 1 – 22 (Chatter From Other Bloggers)

How’s it goin’ folks? Workin’ hard today?? I’m not. That’s right, I’m chilling out at home, enjoying a well earned day off. Hell, as you … Read More ›

Posted on January 22, 2010March 29, 2012

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