Posted by James Brown on Sunday, October 25, 2015,
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Crimson Peak
Directed By: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, and Jim Beaver
I've been highly critical of the horror genre since I began STMR (and long before that as well). There are few films I've given high marks in recent years including slasher flick You're Next and supernatural horror flick It Follows. Still, the genre's been languishing in my eyes for quite some time. The proof is in the mockumentary-flavored pudding Hollywood ...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, November 8, 2013,
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Thor: The Dark World
Directed By: Alan Taylor
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano, Jaimie Alexander, and Rene Russo
"Some believe that before the universe, there was nothing. They're wrong. There was darkness...and it has survived." -Odin (Anthony Hopkins)
Posted by James Brown on Friday, May 4, 2012,
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The Avengers
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson
"There was an idea to bring together a group of remarkable people, so when we needed them, they could fight the battles that we never could... " -Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)
2011 was a good year for comic book movies, but 2012 is the year of the superhero movie. If movies were people, last year's comic book flick... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, March 31, 2012,
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The Deep Blue Sea
Directed By: Terence Davies
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, and Simon Russell Beale
"Sometimes, it's tough to judge when you're caught between the devil and the deep blue sea." -Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz)
Love is the most powerful force on Earth. It can be the best and worst part of life. It can give you a euphoria you've never known, or it can just as easily put you through a hell that clouds your judgment. This is the case for Hester Collyer when she tries to comm... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Tuesday, December 27, 2011,
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War Horse
Directed By: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Tom Hiddleston
When I first about Steven Spielberg'sWar Horse, I thought I was going to be in for a bunch of sentimental crap. Come on. It's a movie about a horse. When I heard the movie was two and a half hours, only one word came to mind — damn. I had to watch a movie about a horse for that long. When I finally sawWar Horse, I was pleasantly surprised. ... Continue reading ...