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November 9, 2023

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Movie Review – Fox Catcher

June 7, 2015June 6, 2015 B. John 1343 Views 0 Comments Dan Futterman, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Drama, Biography, Mark Ruffalo, Sport, Steve Carell, Bennett Miller, E. Max Frye

Based on true events, Foxcatcher tells the dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers. When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carell) to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics at his new state-of-the-art training facility. This is one to watch if you haven’t already.

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Movie Review – Mad Max: Fury Road

June 7, 2015 B. John 287 Views 0 Comments Nick Lathouris, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Action, Josh Helman, Adventure, Nathan Jones, Sci-Fi, Zoe Kravitz, Rosie Huntingon-Whiteley, Tom Hardy, George Miller, Brendan McCarthy

An apocalyptic story set in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost everyone is fighting for the necessities of life, especially water. I was surprised at how much I actually liked it. I was set for the disappointment that sequels usually bring. However, Mad Max: Fury Road is a visually stunning work by George Miller.

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Movie Review – Ex Machini

June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 B. John 253 Views 0 Comments Alex Garland, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Drama, Sci-Fi, Oscar Isaac, Corey Johnson

Caleb, a 26 year old coder at the world’s largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world’s first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl. Watch this movie, it’s weird, it’s claustrophobic, it will suck you in, and it will make you stop and think.

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Movie Review – Interstellar

June 6, 2015 B. John 240 Views 0 Comments John Lithgow, Jonathan Nolan, Ellen Burstyn, Mackenzie Foy, Adventure, Matt Daymon, Sci-Fi, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Christopher Nolan, Matthew McConaughey

In the near future, Earth has been devastated by drought and famine, causing a scarcity in food and extreme changes in climate. When humanity is facing extinction, a mysterious rip in the space-time continuum is discovered, giving mankind the opportunity to widen its lifespan. A group of explorers must travel beyond our solar system in search of a planet that can sustain life. I watched this one afternoon a few weeks ago on Amazon Streaming. I would like to have seen it in iMax. It was a very good movie. Well worth watching.

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Whiplash – A Movie Review

March 15, 2015 B. John 265 Views 0 Comments Miles Teller, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Drama, Music, J. K. Simmons, Damien Chazelle

My expectations were not too high, and I was surprised that Lay was interested at all. I was in the band in high school, a great band at that, with a tough (but nothing like the J.K. Simmons character, Terence Fletcher) band director. I just didn’t see how it could be that compelling. Boy, was I wrong. Everything about this film was stellar; casting, writing, acting, directing, music and cinematography all came together to just tell an incredible story. You really need to see this movie, which is already out on DVD, Amazon and Redbox.

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Fury – A Movie Review

February 21, 2015February 20, 2015 B. John 259 Views 0 Comments Michael Pena, David Ayer, Action, Brad Pitt, Drama, War, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and his five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Out-numbered, out-gunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. It was worth watching, and much of the action was realistic, but in some cases logic has to be stretched a little.

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American Sniper-A Movie Review

February 16, 2015 B. John 252 Views 2 Comments Kyle Gallner, Cole Konis, Action, Ben Reed, Drama, Biography, Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper

Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can’t leave behind. We watched this one in the theater a couple of weekends ago. I’m sorry to just now be getting around to writing my review. Me and Lay both thought this movie was OK. I suspect he liked it a bit more. I had some trouble separating the politics, the biography, and the movie.

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Best Exotic Marigold Hotel-A Movie Review

January 19, 2015 B. John 266 Views 0 Comments Tom Wilkinson, Ronald Pickup, Celia Imrie, Jaipur, Patrick Pearson, Hugh Dickson, James Rawlings, Comedy, Penelope Wilton, Drama, Maggie Smith, India, Liza Tarbuck, Judi Dench, Paul Bhattacharjee, Bill Nighy, Lucy Robinson

Seven elderly Britons, for a variety of reasons, respond to an online ad and travel to Jaipur, India, where they find run-down hotel with a young, exuberant, and optimistic host. Evelyn, newly widowed, wants low-cost experience, Graham seeks a long-ago love, Douglas and Jean have lost their pension in a family investment, Muriel needs cheap hip surgery, Madge seeks a rich husband, and Norman is chasing women. Lay was off Saturday, and I watched this. It was an enjoyable movie.

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The Imitation Game – A Movie Review

January 11, 2015January 10, 2015 B. John 257 Views 0 Comments Benedict Cumberbatch, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Morten Tyldum, Thriller, Drama, Biography, Keira Knightley

During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. We saw this last weekend, and while there’s a long way to go in 2015, I won’t be surprised if this remains at or near the top of my 2015 list of favorites. Turing opens saying, “…But if you choose to stay, remember that you chose to be here. What happens from this moment forward is not my responsibility. It’s yours. Pay attention.” Do that. Stay in the room, and pay attention.

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Skeleton Twins – A Movie Review

January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 B. John 142 Views 0 Comments Kristen Wiig, Craig Johnson, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell, Bill Hader

Another movie we watched a few weeks ago from Redbox. I’m catching up. This one we both liked a lot. It was a well told tale. Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.

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Birdman – A Movie Review

January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 B. John 217 Views 0 Comments Comedy, Drama, Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Kenny Chin, Jamahl Garrison-Lowe, Alejandro González Iñárritu

We watched this nearly a month ago, and I’m just getting to writing the review. A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. It was an interesting movie, but frankly got a bit tiring. The setting, a theater, must have been the largest theater backstage ever.