Posted by James Brown on Saturday, September 30, 2017,
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Battle of the Sexes
Directed By: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Starring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Eric Christian Olsen, and Andrea Riseborough
I've been away from STMR for quite a while now, and the reason has primarily been that I've had nothing to say. It's nice to have been on the sidelines as the summer box office tanked and as the masses ignored their local cineplexes. Quality wasn't there on the big screen...
Posted by James Brown on Thursday, November 24, 2016,
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Nocturnal Animals
Directed By: Tom Ford
Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, and Michael Sheen
If you've been reading my posts this awards season, you've probably noticed that I haven't given too many sober ratings as of late. With the Oscars on the way, you would think there would be something fantastic that would come my way. So far, this has not been the case. That's about to change for the...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, October 25, 2014,
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Birdman
Directed By: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Starring: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Lindsay Duncan, and Naomi Watts
"Popularity is the slutty little cousin of prestige." -Mike Shiner (Edward Norton)
Twenty five years later, it's hard to deny the influence of Tim Burton's Batman and its star Michael Keaton. Just look at the state of mainstream cinema today. As we eagerly await the latest news bytes on Doctor Strange, X-Men: Apo... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, April 19, 2013,
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Oblivion
Directed By: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Tom Cruise, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
"And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods." -Thomas Babington Macaulay, "Horatius", Lays of Ancient Rome
The summer movie season is almost upon us! In a couple of weeks, Iron Man 3 will roll into theaters, and we'll be getting down to some real business. Until then, we have a littl... Continue reading ...
