Posted by James Brown on Sunday, August 7, 2016,
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Café Society
Directed By: Woody Allen
Starring: Jeannie Berlin, Steve Carell, Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively, Richard Portnow, Parker Posey, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, and Ken Stott
"Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living, but the examined one is no bargain."
-Leonard (Stephen Kunken)
I haven't reviewed a Woody Allen film in a couple of years. Honestly, it's been since his 2014 feature Magic in the Moonlight. I couldn't tell you if it's just that I'm repulsed by the factoids of...
Posted by James Brown on Monday, January 26, 2015,
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0.03% Wine Coolers
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 Sunday, March 24, 2013,
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On the Road
Directed By: Walter Salles Starring: Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Alice Braga, Elisabeth Moss, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Terrence Howard, and Steve Buscemi
Despite its impressive cast, I was never really looking forward to On the Road. This adaptation of Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel may have Mary Jane, Lois Lane, and Aragorn, but it also has Bella. I always have my doubts with a Kristen Stewart movie, or any film starring a... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, November 19, 2011,
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Directed By: Bill Condon
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner
I always try to see the best in movies, but sometimes films are just so crappy that they're downright nightmarish. In my first official review of aTwilight film, I wanted to give a decent review. I wanted to be nice and not piss off those diehardTwilight fans, but the temptation to trash this crappy film is just too great.The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part... Continue reading ...
