Posted by James Brown on Saturday, January 9, 2016,
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The Revenant
Directed By: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, and Will Poulter
"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight. You breathe. Keep breathing. When there is a storm. And you stand in front of a tree. If you look at its branches, you swear it will fall. But if you watch the trunk, you will see its stability." -Hugh Glass's Wife (Grace Dove)
The reigning Oscar champ is back! I may not have been rooting for Birdman throughout last ... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Thursday, August 30, 2012,
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Lawless
Directed By: John Hillcoat
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce, and Dane DeHaan
On paper, Lawless may be the perfect movie for me. I've been in need of a good crime movie as of late. They're so rare these days. On top of that, it's about moonshine bootlegging during Prohibition. That's just about as good as it gets for the SoberFilmCritic. That being said, Lawless doesn't fully realize its potential as director J... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, July 20, 2012,
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The Dark Knight Rises (TDKR)
Directed By: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Morgan Freeman
During a summer blockbuster season that's offered moviegoers ass-kicking Avengers, web-slinging heroes, time-traveling secret agents, and weed-smoking teddy bears, the Dark Knight has finally arrived! It's been four years since Christopher Nolan's landmark film The Dark Knight, and not much has chan... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Wednesday, February 15, 2012,
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This Means War
Directed By: McG
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Chelsea Handler, and Til Schweiger
Guys, it's Valentine's Day weekend, and you're looking for that right movie that can please you and your significant other. It needs to be action-packed, funny, and somehow romantic. That’s a tall order though. Having some badass action sequences for you and some heartfelt, raw emotional scenes for the ladies is a challenging task for any movie. No one film can do all of t... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, December 18, 2011,
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Directed By: Tomas Alfredson
Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Ciarán Hinds
The Cold War is the perfect backdrop for any spy thriller. There was so much palpable tension and corruption back then that it just makes things easy for filmmakers. The only problem is that these films are always about the feud between the United States and the Soviet Union. Other countries had interests in what ha... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Wednesday, September 7, 2011,
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Warrior
Directed By: Gavin O'Connor
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, and Nick Nolte
There's an unique euphoria we all get from watching people beat the hell out of each other for a couple of hours in a great sports flick. It just makes us feel good inside. The mixed martial arts (MMA) filmWarrior has plenty of great moments, but it drowns in unnecessary drama.
Paddy Conlon (Nick Nolte) is a former alcoholic whose addictive and abusive tendencies ripped his family apart years ago. His wife... Continue reading ...
