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Tag Archives: Benedict Cumberbatch
And The Oscar Goes To… (Well, It SHOULD Go To…)
I’ve seen more of the films this year than in any previous year. I’m still smarting from a film like The Artist winning a few years ago; I think it’s ridiculous that a retread remake like True Grit even gets nominated. But this year, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Reviews
Tagged Academy Awards, Benedict Cumberbatch, Best Director, Best Picture, Big Hero 6, Birdman, Boyhood, bradley cooper, Eddie Redmayne, Gone Girl, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Imitation Game, Michael Keaton, oscars, Richard Linklater, Rosamund Pike, Selma, Steve Carrell, Still Alice, The Boxtrolls, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The LEGO Movie, Wes Anderson, Wild
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The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition: Fire-Breathing Encore (Movie Review)
The middle installment of the tri-part Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug, received the extended version treatment with an additional twenty-five minutes included from director Peter Jackson’s original footage of the film. The story doesn’t change much: the mission that first … Continue reading
12 Years A Slave: Can Art Change The World? (Movie Review)
It was a big year for films based on true stories about racial relations in the United States. In 2013, merely weeks into January, Michael B. Jordan played Oscar Grant III in Fruitvale Station, the victim of a police-related shooting … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged 42, bad grandpa oscars, Benedict Cumberbatch, brad Pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, forest whitaker, fruitvale station, jackass bad grandpa, Jackie Robinson, lupita nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, michael fassbender, Oscars 2014, Paul Dano, paul giamatti, solomon northrup, steve mcqueen
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12 Years A Slave: Are We Really Free? (Movie Review)
“All men are not free if one is oppressed.”– Anonymous The best film of the year. A brutal, unflinching look at slavery, racism, abuse, and humanity. An absolutely emotional punch in the gut. A film I couldn’t watch a second … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Theology
Tagged Benedict Cumberbatch, brad Pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, django unchained, human trafficking, michael fassbender, quentin tarantino, redbelt, serenity, sherlock, slavery, star trek into darkness, steve findley, steve mcqueen, the fifth estate, the hobbit, the new world, the power of one, to end all wars
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Star Trek Into Darkness: Old School Space
First off, a disclaimer: I’m a Star Wars guy, not a Trekkie, but I’ve seen all of the original cast Star Trek movies several times, and I have a lot of respect for the … even-numbered ones. But I thought … Continue reading
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