Posted by James Brown on Monday, January 26, 2015,
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Still Alice
Directed By: Richard Glatzer
Starring: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, and Hunter Parrish
I'm baaack! I am slowly but surely resuming my normal activities and getting back to my beloved big screen. As I've returned, one obvious reality finally smacked me in the face about this awards season. It's a very dark one in which films like Birdman and Whiplash have been integral players. Yes, there is the coming-of-age awards mammoth Boyhood, which is on the... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Thursday, November 28, 2013,
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Homefront
Directed By: Gary Fleder
Starring: Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder, and Kate Bosworth
Jason Statham movies are always hit-or-miss for me. You certainly get good action sequences, but not much else. He's an action star, not an acclaimed actor. Recognizing this reality, I'm a little ambivalent about his latest thriller Homefront. He offers plenty of great fight sequences and amusing trash talking, but there's no depth to his character whatsoever. The sad thing is that Home... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, September 18, 2011,
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Straw Dogs
Directed By: Rod Lurie
Starring: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, and James Woods
Remakes are a dime a dozen these days in Hollywood. Very few live up to the originals. More often than not, you'll see movies like Poseidon,The Day the Earth Stood Still,and Clash of the Titansas opposed toTrue Grit,Ocean's Eleven, andThe Departed. Unfortunately, Rod Lurie's remake ofStraw Dogsfalls in the former category, and you'll need to pre-game for this one.
