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VIEWS ON FILM: The Gift 2015 * * * Stars

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Saturday, August 8, 2015. The Gift 2015 * * * Stars. Rating: * * * Stars. Cast: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton. Jason Bateman's latest is 2015's The Gift. I sure as heck hope so. Misled by its trailer (this is not a thriller or a horror exercise but a hard-edged drama), using tons of gifts as props (naturally), and presenting its conflicted narrative right from the get-go, The Gift. Now I read a review where a critic talked about The Gift. And The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. All in all, I fig...

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VIEWS ON FILM: Ricki and the Flash 2015 * * Stars

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Sunday, August 9, 2015. Ricki and the Flash 2015 * * Stars. Rating: * * Stars. Cast: Meryl Streep, Rick Springfield, Kevin Kline. In 2015's Ricki and the Flash. Not really. And although Streep is likable playing Ricky Randazzo (her stage name), she gives off the stoner vibe half the time. Uh and honestly, could we as an audience, sympathize with someone who abandons their family, moves to California (from middle America), and never really makes it to rock-'n'-roll glory? To a sexy divorcee (2009's It's.

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VIEWS ON FILM: American Sniper 2014 * * * Stars

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015. American Sniper 2014 * * * Stars. Rating: * * * Stars. Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Ben Reed. I once read a review on an earlier Clint Eastwood movie called Mystic River. In it, a well known critic sited his work as a product of quote unquote, "meat and potatoes" film making. I suppose it meant that he's not overly elaborate and more straightforward in his storytelling ways. Well, Clint's newest and most tiring endeavor American Sniper. Okay, I'll give you that one.

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VIEWS ON FILM: The 25th Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival- January 23rd, 24th, and the 25th, 2014

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Friday, January 24, 2014. The 25th Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival- January 23rd, 24th, and the 25th, 2014. Greetings from cold, frigid South Bend, Indiana. Here are the feature films and their ratings. All of them were anywhere between 3 and 16 minutes in length. Some were silent, some were documentaries, some were dark, and some were well, darkly comedic. In a little over two hours, 14 in all were shown. The list is as follows:. Collaborators: Claire Stephens, Frank Schadt. The Last Free Place.

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VIEWS ON FILM: Ant-Man 2015 * * 1/2 Stars

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Monday, July 20, 2015. Ant-Man 2015 * * 1/2 Stars. Rating: * * 1/2 Stars. Cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly. Scott, I need you to be the Ant-Man." So quips the Michael Douglas character, a radical physicist with a penchant for training ant organisms of the malevolent kind. Me, well I had a "need" to see Ant-Man. The movie, a "need" to like Ant-Man. I wanted Honey, I Shrunk the Badass Superhuman. Is something I wouldn't quite recommend. However, it's unlike any Marvel endeavor I've ev...

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VIEWS ON FILM: Vacation 2015 * * * Stars

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Thursday, July 30, 2015. Vacation 2015 * * * Stars. Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein. Rating: * * * Stars. Cast: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo. In National Lampoon's Vacation. 1983), Clark W. Griswold (Chevy Chase) takes his family to Wally World and the journey is shall we say, shambolic. Thirty-two years later, we get Clark's grown-up son (played by Ed Helms) taking that same journey in Vacation. Now for all you facetious aficionados, Vacation. Installments combined)...

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VIEWS ON FILM: Into the Woods 2014 * * Stars

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Thursday, December 25, 2014. Into the Woods 2014 * * Stars. Rating: * * Stars. Cast: Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Anna Kendrick. Johnny Depp has always been known to play weirdos or freaks on camera. 2014's Into the Woods. Is just another film catering to his fixation for such fodder. His role in "Woods" hightails the fictional Big Bad Wolf and he's on and off the screen faster than a speeding bullet. Does his five minutes of fame really matter though? Now with Into the Words. Regardless, this wannabe criti...

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VIEWS ON FILM: Jurassic World 2015 * * 1/2 Stars

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Sunday, June 14, 2015. Jurassic World 2015 * * 1/2 Stars. Rating: * * 1/2 Stars. Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins. Written by Cole Pollyea. In 1993, director Steven Spielberg released his beloved Jurassic Park. To highly receptive audiences who marveled at the impressive yet sophisticated special effects and the intelligent style of storytelling. With the latest entry in the series, Jurassic World. Is a quintessential summer popcorn movie. The ways in which Jurassic World. If you are e...

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VIEWS ON FILM: Dope 2015 * * Stars

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Friday, June 19, 2015. Dope 2015 * * Stars. Rating: * * Stars. Cast: Shameik Moore, Kiersey Clemons, Tony Revolori. In 1991, Morris Chestnut played Ricky Baker in a John Singleton movie (you know the one). Cut to 2015 and you have virtual lookalike Shameik Moore playing Malcolm in Dope. My latest review). Currently, a lot of people are comparing it to Risky Business. I digress but there's one thing that's apparent. "Business" made Tom Cruise a star and I think Dope. Was a favorite at this year's Sundance...