Posted by James Brown on Saturday, March 26, 2016,
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Directed By: Zack Snyder
Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, and Gal Gadot
For me, there are no two more iconic and awe-inspiring superheroes than Batman and Superman. That's why I'm so heartbroken that their first time on the big screen together is being helmed by Zack Snyder. The man behind comic book adaptations Watchmen and Man of Steel has a less than ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, February 21, 2016,
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0.03% Wine Coolers
Race
Directed By: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice van Houten, Shanice Banton, and William Hurt
Simplicity can be elegance, especially when it comes to movie titles. One-syllable titles are especially potent because they say everything and hardly anything at all. Heat. Ray. Up. These titles are short and sweet but convey so much. There's no better example this weekend than the Jesse Owens biopic Race. In the case of the period biographical pict...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, February 16, 2013,
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Beautiful Creatures
Directed By: Richard LaGravanese
Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Thomas Mann, and Emma Thompson
It's Valentine's Day weekend, so there's plenty of love to be found at the box office. Sappy moviegoers (and their unfortunate boyfriends or husbands) are making the obvious choice and going to see Safe Haven. Action junkies can strangely find John McClane offering a healthy dose of fatherly love in A Good Day to Die Hard. Final... Continue reading ...
Posted by SoberFilmChick on Sunday, September 9, 2012,
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The Words SoberFilmChick
Directed by: Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal Starring: Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Dennis Quaid, Jeremy Irons, Olivia Wilde
I hate to quote the President in a film review, but if I had to give The Words a grade, it would be “Incomplete.” That is how I felt as the credits rolled, and I daresay most other viewers felt the same way. But I am jumping ahead of myself. Let’s start at the beginning.
The Words is a story within a story within a story. Clayton Hammond (D... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Tuesday, November 15, 2011,
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Margin Call
Directed By: J.C. Chandor
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, and Stanley Tucci
With the Occupy Wall Street movement raging around the country, this is an ideal time to put out a movie about the decisions of a few that have tremendously impacted the lives of many. J.C. Chandor'sMargin Callchronicles the beginning of doomsday for a large investment bank on Wall Street.Margin Callis a gripping ... Continue reading ...
