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Tag: tom hanks

reviews

THE POST

Democracy dies in darkness.

Posted on January 5, 2018September 22, 2019
reviews

BRIDGE OF SPIES

The new Steven Spielberg film asks us what is noble, what is evil, and what is somewhere in-between.

Posted on October 16, 2015October 25, 2015
trailers

My Country: BRIDGE OF SPIES Trailer

Can someone hire Spielberg a new ad firm?

Posted on June 7, 2015June 17, 2015
reviews

SAVING MR. BANKS

An attempt to honour two creative powerhouses drifts over in disorder, catastrophe, and anarchy.

Posted on December 15, 2013December 22, 2013
reviews

CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

Pressure leads to Necessity; Necessity leads to Desperation.

Posted on October 13, 2013February 28, 2014
reviews

CLOUD ATLAS

An audacious new film poses the theory that our lives are not our own: That we are bound to others – past and present. Can it make its case with grace? Or miss the mark from excess?

Posted on October 26, 2012November 30, 2014
festivals, reactions, TIFF

CLOUD ATLAS Plays TIFF 2012

The creators of RUN LOLA RUN and THE MATRIX have come together on a project that is amazingly venturesome.

Posted on September 16, 2012September 11, 2020
reviews

EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE

The world is not just about what you know, it’s about looking around to better understand what you don’t.

Posted on February 6, 2012February 11, 2012
trailers

Lock and Key (EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE Trailer)

I Get The Sneaking Suspicion That We’ll Be Talking About This Again at Oscar Time.

Posted on October 5, 2011October 9, 2011
watchin' & writin'

Another Day: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

The first time you watch it, you will be overwhelmed by its battle scenes. Watch this film a second time, and you realize its true heart beats in between those epic battles.

Posted on March 24, 2011March 6, 2013
reviews

TOY STORY 3

Once more into the breach dear friends.

Posted on June 24, 2010June 14, 2012
trailers

Toys In the Attic – TOY STORY 3 Trailer

What more can I say about this movie besides “I’m so there”?

Posted on October 13, 2009March 29, 2012

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