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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) Blu-ray
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a difficult film that weighs even on the most willing viewer, demanding from us the chance to arrive someplace entirely different from we expect but awful glad when we do. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is that film you hear about that cannot be summarized or categorized until you experience it yourself. Then and only then will you know how you feel about so much honesty. Continue reading
Posted in Blu-ray, Blu-ray Elite for Warner Home Video, Movie I've Seen, Movies You Should or Should Not See, On DVD
Tagged 2011 movies, 9/11, above the line, eric roth, extremely loud and incredibly close, Jeffrey Wright, john goodman, max von dydow, oskar schell, practical movie reviews, rory dean, sandra bullock, stephen daldry, thomas horn, tom hanks, tragedy, viola davis, zoe caldwell
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Ides Of March (2011)
George Clooney writes, directs and stars in this fine and impressive ensemble of talent with some of the brightest stars in front of the camera and behind it. Ides Of March is well made and character driven and for the most part the film accomplishes its goal of poking the seething underbelly of political corruption with impressive results from a fine ensemble cast with George Clooney at the reins. Continue reading
Source Code (2011)
Source Code baffles, stutter-steps to make every second count but fails, repeatedly. Tangled like an exercise in plot mechanics, Source Code plods like a blueprint manufactured during Hollywood boardroom hash parties and thirty second elevator pitches that end with a ‘ding’. Continue reading
Posted in Movie I've Seen, Movies You Should or Should Not See, On DVD, Rants & Raves
Tagged above the line movies, ben ripley, Déjà Vu movies, Don Burgess, duncan jones, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeffrey Wright, Michelle Monaghan, movies of 2011, practical movie reviews, rory dean, sci-fi thriller, source code, Vera Farmiga
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