Posted by James Brown on Saturday, January 9, 2016,
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The Revenant
Directed By: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, and Will Poulter
"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight. You breathe. Keep breathing. When there is a storm. And you stand in front of a tree. If you look at its branches, you swear it will fall. But if you watch the trunk, you will see its stability." -Hugh Glass's Wife (Grace Dove)
The reigning Oscar champ is back! I may not have been rooting for Birdman throughout last ... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, May 16, 2015,
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Mad Max: Fury Road
Directed By: George Miller
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton
At the beginning of the year, I said that 2015 was the year of the reborn franchise. Just look to upcoming installments for the Jurassic Park, Terminator, and Star Wars series. It's undeniable. There's one franchise introducing itself to a new generation of moviegoers this weekend that has a k... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, September 14, 2014,
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The Drop
Directed By: Michaël R. Roskam
Starring: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts, John Ortiz, Elizabeth Rodriguez, and Ann Dowd
We've lost a lot of cherished figures in the world of entertainment in the last couple of years. For those actors who were still in the game at the time of their passing, I'm always impressed by how many completed projects they have in the pipeline. Take Philip Seymour Hoffman for instance. We've already seen him in God's Pocket and ... Continue reading ...
I'm a huge proponent of bold, innovative filmmaking. I'm all for writers and directors tapping into their creative juices to bring us unique cinematic visions that blow moviegoers away. That's why I've been so intrigued with Steven Knight's indie drama Locke. The concept of a movie taking place solely from the front wheel of a car is undoubtedly challenging, but I believed it could be far more rewarding when I first learned of the film. It ... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Thursday, August 30, 2012,
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Lawless
Directed By: John Hillcoat
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce, and Dane DeHaan
On paper, Lawless may be the perfect movie for me. I've been in need of a good crime movie as of late. They're so rare these days. On top of that, it's about moonshine bootlegging during Prohibition. That's just about as good as it gets for the SoberFilmCritic. That being said, Lawless doesn't fully realize its potential as director J... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, July 20, 2012,
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The Dark Knight Rises (TDKR)
Directed By: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Morgan Freeman
During a summer blockbuster season that's offered moviegoers ass-kicking Avengers, web-slinging heroes, time-traveling secret agents, and weed-smoking teddy bears, the Dark Knight has finally arrived! It's been four years since Christopher Nolan's landmark film The Dark Knight, and not much has chan... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Wednesday, February 15, 2012,
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This Means War
Directed By: McG
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Chelsea Handler, and Til Schweiger
Guys, it's Valentine's Day weekend, and you're looking for that right movie that can please you and your significant other. It needs to be action-packed, funny, and somehow romantic. That’s a tall order though. Having some badass action sequences for you and some heartfelt, raw emotional scenes for the ladies is a challenging task for any movie. No one film can do all of t... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, December 18, 2011,
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Directed By: Tomas Alfredson
Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Ciarán Hinds
The Cold War is the perfect backdrop for any spy thriller. There was so much palpable tension and corruption back then that it just makes things easy for filmmakers. The only problem is that these films are always about the feud between the United States and the Soviet Union. Other countries had interests in what ha... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Wednesday, September 7, 2011,
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Warrior
Directed By: Gavin O'Connor
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, and Nick Nolte
There's an unique euphoria we all get from watching people beat the hell out of each other for a couple of hours in a great sports flick. It just makes us feel good inside. The mixed martial arts (MMA) filmWarrior has plenty of great moments, but it drowns in unnecessary drama.
Paddy Conlon (Nick Nolte) is a former alcoholic whose addictive and abusive tendencies ripped his family apart years ago. His wife... Continue reading ...
