Posted by James Brown on Sunday, August 28, 2016,
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Hell or High Water
Directed By: David Mackenzie
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, and Katy Mixon
August may be a poor time to catch high quality big budget blockbusters. Jason Bourne and Suicide Squad are most certainly potent examples of this. Still, it's an excellent time to catch great independent or low budget films. After all, the month of August is really the preamble to awards season and the glut of prestige films on the way in the next several months. I'...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, February 14, 2015,
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0.12% Hard Liquor
Seventh Son
Directed By: Sergei Bodrov
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou, and Julianne Moore
The first weekend in February was a disaster zone for big budget films at the box office. Just look to the failures of Jupiter Ascending and Seventh Son. As these two costly endeavors sank at the box office, SpongeBob SquarePants surprisingly rose to the challenge and is actually the one that finally vanquished American Snip... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Wednesday, August 13, 2014,
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0.03% Wine Coolers
The Giver
Directed By: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Odeya Rush, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift, Cameron Monaghan, Jordan Nicholas Smal, and Saige Fernandes
Though the Chief Elder is preparing to thank the members of the Community for their childhood when The Giver arrives in theaters later this week, I want to take a moment to thank a special someone for my childhood. I will forever remember that I was at a screening of The Giver when I... Continue reading ...
Posted by SoberFilmChick on Sunday, July 21, 2013,
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R.I.P.D. SoberFilmChick
Directed by: Robert Schwentke Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, and Stephanie Szostak
When the trailer for R.I.P.D. debuted, I immediately thought that it looked like Men in Black with dead people instead of aliens. Good-looking rookie cop a la Will Smith? Check. Grumpy old Tommy Lee Jones type veteran? Check. Secret agents who secretly save the world from destruction? Check. Check. Check. Unfortunately, that is where the similari... Continue reading ...
