The ‘Sound of Metal’ is remarkable storytelling. The situation is presented to the audience, so they feel empathy toward someone else while at the same time feeling pity for themselves.
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Category: Reviews
The Last Vermeer Movie Review
Based on the Jonathan Lopez book, ‘The Man Who Made Vermeers,’ this film is set in Holland just after World War II, where a man named Han van Meegeren, played by Guy Pearce, is being hunted down as a person who significantly profited off of the war at the expense of the Dutch people.
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The Climb Movie Review
November 12, 2020
(updated November 11, 2020)
Published by JMcNaughton
“The Climb” is a buddy movie, one with an honest look at male friends over many years. It is told with a quirky style and an unusual soundtrack. The two guys are best buds from back in high school days, and nobody ever said that growing older means that you also have to grow up.
The Dark Divide Movie Review
Tom Putnam’s film ‘The Dark Divide,’ based on Robert Pyle’s book, ‘Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide,’ is about Pyle’s 1995 trek through Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
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Come Away Movie Review
‘Come Away’ had a lofty goal to reach when it set forth to combine two of the most cherished storylines in storybook history, those of ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland.’
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Kindred Movie Review
At the beginning of the film, Charlotte, played by actress Tamara Lawrance of the series ‘The Long Song,’ stares at a small bird in a cage. She seems to be deep in thought, perhaps feeling sorry for the poor winged creature who’s trapped in what looks to be, to the human eye, a beautiful home.
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Let Him Go Movie Review
November 5, 2020
(updated November 4, 2020)
Published by JMcNaughton
“”Let Him Go” is a story of a personal tragedy that befalls a small family in Montana during the late 1950’s. Read more
Come Play Movie Review
The question of the day is, how do I get you to watch ‘Come Play’ without giving away too much of the movie. That’s a tall order, but I’ll at least say this to get you to watch; it’s frighteningly efficient at doing what it was created to do; scare the hell out of you without being gross.
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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Movie Review
This movie is actually titled, ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.’ When you look for it, you’ll find it under ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.’ Thankfully, it was trimmed down to something a bit more memorable for you.
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Rebecca Movie Review
In Monte Carlo, an unnamed female with dreams of something better, played by the marvelous Lily James, works as a lady’s assistant to the very eccentric and pompous Mrs. Van Hopper (Ann Dowd).
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