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Tags: drama
Rocky Balboa is the sixth and presumably last entry in the Rocky franchise. After the debacle that was Rocky 5 Stallone wanted to send America’s favorite underdog out with a tribute befitting his cinematic legacy. Sylvester Stallone has succeeded. He has written and directed one big love fest for all things Rocky. As a native [Read More …] 
The Departed is a tightly scripted and impressively acted film from Martin Scorsese. Here he is back at the top of his form expertly delivering a tight, tense, and surprisingly funny film. Though the material is heavy and the actors all multiple award nominees the film doesn’t plod or take itself too seriously. It moves [Read More …] 
Dreamgirls is the musical of 2006. Following in the footsteps of Walk the Line, Ray, and Chicago, Dreamgirls is the latest in the resurgence of the movie musical. It tells the story of a girl group in the ’60s and ’70s ,not unlike The Supremes, and of the forces that unite them and tear them [Read More …] 
The Ice Harvest is a black comedy about two guys, played by John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton, and their attempt to rip off 2 million dollars from a mobster on Christmas Eve. For those who believe the advertising campaigns billing The Ice Harvest as the next Bad Santa you will probably be disappointed. Though [Read More …] 
I must say that I was surprised by Capote. Not that it was not what I expected it to be, it was. It was both stronger and weaker than I thought. First, reading a book is great but watching the creation of a book, though an interesting process, does not make for a very engaging [Read More …] |
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