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Tag: vera farmiga

reviews

THE FRONT RUNNER

In America, questions of ethics abound in both politics and journalism. Ever wonder how we got to this point?

Posted on December 2, 2018September 22, 2019
dvd doubleback

THE JUDGE

Something of a throwback lands an Oscar nomination, leading a lot of people to wonder: “Huh?”

Posted on January 25, 2015January 29, 2015
trailers

Keep It In The Closet: THE CONJURING Trailer

You mean you wouldn’t go down into the dark scary cellar if the door opened by itself?

Posted on March 20, 2013March 25, 2013
reviews

SOURCE CODE

Duncan Moon is a Hired Gun…and Lordy is He One Hell of a Hired Gun.

Posted on April 3, 2011November 26, 2011
trailers

Debate Exposes Doubt (SOURCE CODE Trailer)

As if hoisting a pint or two with one or two dozen other movie bloggers wasn’t enough to make my head hurt for one Wednesday … Read More ›

Posted on January 26, 2011August 7, 2011
reactions

Roll The Bones

Some Brief Thoughts on Debra Granik’s Other BONE Movie.

Posted on July 12, 2010September 3, 2011
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Villains (Oscar Predictions – Supporting Actor/Supporting Actress)

More Oscar predictions today, this being the easiest one to outline in a country mile. Truthfully, I’m writing in the middle of some family issues, … Read More ›

Posted on March 3, 2010
reviews

UP IN THE AIR

In hard times like these, sometimes it’s not always about survival.

Posted on December 9, 2009August 31, 2012
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One Day I’ll Fly Away (UP IN THE AIR Trailer)

I heard a lot of good things about this movie coming out of TIFF, and can’t wait to see it. It’s a good thing I … Read More ›

Posted on September 22, 2009
TIFF, Toronto

TIFF 2009 – Day 9 (Wherein We Get Dispatches on a Multitude of Movies)

We’ve almost reached the end of the yellow brick road my little pretties. Two more days left until we roll up the red carpets for … Read More ›

Posted on September 18, 2009September 11, 2020

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