Posted by James Brown on Wednesday, October 29, 2014,
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Dear White People
Directed By: Justin Simien Starring: Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P. Bell, Kyle Gallner, Brittany Curran, Dennis Haysbert, and Marque Richardson
This has been a very interesting couple of weeks in cinema. Last week, we had the jazz drama Whiplash, a film very personal to me that reminds me of my foray into the world of percussion years ago. As it stands, I have another film very personal to me in a very different way in this weekend's Dear Whi... Continue reading ...
Posted by SoberFilmChick on Sunday, August 24, 2014,
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Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For SoberFilmChick
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, Eva Green, Powers Boothe, Dennis Haysbert, Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta, Stacy Keach, and Jamie Chung
After seeing the misogynistic train wreck that was Machete Kills, I was not clamoring for another star-studded sequel from Robert Rodriguez. While the original Sin City was creative and slick... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Thursday, December 20, 2012,
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0.12% Hard Liquor
The Details
Directed By: Jacob Aaron Estes
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Kerry Washington, Ray Liotta, Laura Linney, and Dennis Haysbert
I'm rarely at a loss for words when it comes to churning out a movie review. For Jacob Aaron Estes's The Details, I find myself in this fairly unfamiliar position. This movie is just so strange and uninteresting that I don't quite know where to begin writing. However, I do know that this indie comedy-drama is not something you should find yoursel... Continue reading ...