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REVIEW: Midnight Special [2016]
2016/05/17 2016/05/18 Jared Mobarak
"Where do you belong?" Is young Alton Meyer (Jaeden Lieberher) the savior of the human race, born to unsuspecting parents inside a cult known as The Ranch in order to bring them salvation? Is he somehow an expert hacker infiltrating the NSA's foolproof satellite transmissions courtesy of an uncanny technokinetic power no one can explain? Or is he simply a boy, a son, hunted by forces that do not understand him—forces that would scoop him up and use him for their own selfish gains as either a God or a…
Drama, Film Reviews, Science Fiction, z.slideshowAdam Driver, Bill Camp, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaeden Martell, Jeff Nichols, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Michael Shannon, Midnight Special, Sam Shepard, Scott Haze, Steven Spielberg, Take ShelterLeave a comment
Picking Winners at the 85th Annual Academy Awards
Supporting Actress:Amy Adams: The MasterSally Field: LincolnAnne Hathaway: Les MisérablesHelen Hunt: The SessionsJacki Weaver: Silver Linings Playbook William Altreuter: It often seems to me that the Best Supporting categories are where the most interesting things are to be found in the Academy Award nominations, and this year is proving me right. What we often get—especially with Best Actress in a Supporting Role—are performances that really carry the movie, even though we tend not to notice. We also get actresses showing us what they can do against type, and that display of craft and professionalism is frequently rewarded. The…
Essays, OscarsAlan Arkin, Amour, Amy Adams, Andy Wachowski, Ang Lee, Animal Kingdom, Ann Dowd, Anne Hathaway, Annie Hall, Anthony Minghella, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beauty and the Beast, Ben Affleck, Benh Zeitlin, Bernardo Bertolucci, Billy Campbell, Blake Lively, Born on the Fourth of July, Bottle Rocket, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Cohen, Bruce Willis, Cameron Mackintosh, Chicago, Chris Terrio, Christoph Waltz, Cloud Atlas, Compliance, Crash, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Dan Janvey, Daniel Day Lewis, Danny Boyle, David Magee, David O. Russell, David Womark, Dead Poets Society, Debra Hayward, Denis Lavant, Denzel Washington, Django Unchained, Do the Right Thing, Donna Gigliotti, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Doubt, Driving Miss Daisy, Dwight Henry, Edgar Wright, Emma Watson, Emmanuelle Riva, End of Watch, Eric Fellner, Ewan McGregor, Ezra Miller, Field of Dreams, Flight, George Clooney, Gil Netter, Grand Hotel, Grant Heslov, Helen Hunt, Helen Mirren, Henry V, Hitchcock, Holy Motors, Hugh Jackman, Hulk, Irrfan Khan, Jacki Weaver, James D'Arcy, Jamie Foxx, Javier Bardem, Jaws, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Jim Sheridan, Joaquin Phoenix, John Gatins, John Goodman, John Hawkes, John Travolta, Jonathan Gordon, Josh Penn, Judi Dench, Jurassic Park, Kathleen Kennedy, Kathryn Bigelow, Kathyrn Bigelow, Kenneth Branagh, Killing Them Softly, Lana Wachowski, Leonardo DiCaprio, Leos Carax, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Little Miss Sunshine, Lost in Translation, Lucy Alibar, Maggie Smith, Magic Mike, Margaret Ménégoz, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Quick, Meet the Fockers, Megan Ellison, Meryl Streep, Michael Gottwald, Michael Haneke, Michael Katz, Michael Peña, Michel Hazanavicius, Mike Tyson, Million Dollar Baby, Milos Forman, Moonrise Kingdom, Moulin Rouge!, Munich, My Left Foot, Naomi Watts, Nicole Kidman, Nora Ephron, Oliver Stone, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Jackson, Peter O'Toole, Peter Weir, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pilar Savone, Quentin Tarantino, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rachel Getting Married, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Reginald Hudlin, Rian Johnson, Richard Attenborough, Robert De Niro, Robert Zemeckis, Roman Coppola, Roman Polanski, Rushmore, Rust and Bone, Sally Field, Savages, Scoot McNairy, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, sex lies and videotape, Shakespeare in Love, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Slumdog Milionare, Spike Lee, Stacey Sher, Stefan Arndt, Stephen Chbosky, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg, Take Shelter, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The English Patient, The Fighter, The Flying Nun, The Fountain, The Help, The Hunger Games, The Hurt Locker, The Impossible, The Incredible Hulk, The Intouchables, The Master, The Paperboy, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Return of the King, The Sessions, The Sugarland Express, There Will Be Blood, Tim Bevan, Tom Cruise, Tom Hooper, Tom Tykwer, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Veit Heiduschka, Walk the Line, Wes Anderson, When Harry Met Sally, Wings, Winter's Bone, Woody Allen, Zero Dark ThirtyLeave a comment
REVIEW: Shotgun Stories [2008]
"That's the last time you ever stay out of a fight" Watching the end credits of Shotgun Stories brought with it the realization that David Gordon Green was a producer. This shouldn't be a surprise for those familiar with the writer/director's early, best work, but in light of the low brow comedies Your Highness and The Sitter one might wonder if the indie darling will ever return to the dramatic subject matter he once mastered. His is a cautionary tale—I know it's selfish of me to say this considering Green…
Drama, Film ReviewsBarlow Jacobs, Cole Hendrixson, David Gordon Green, David Rhodes, Douglas Ligon, Glenda Pannell, Jeff Nichols, Lynnsee Provence, Michael Abbott Jr., Michael Shannon, Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, The Sitter, Travis Smith, Your HighnessLeave a comment
Top Ten Films of 2011: Melancholy with a slice of hope
If anyone tells you 2011 was a bad year for cinema, stop in your tracks, turn around and walk away without ever looking back. They have no idea what they're talking about. With a wealth of quality films from bonafide auteurs devoid of source material, the sheer amount of original work is astonishing. The trend for remakes will most likely never end, but it's good to know artists in and out of the Hollywood system are fearlessly treading their own path to make movies exciting again. And by exciting I…
Top 10 Films by Year, Top 10 Lists50/50, A Dangerous Method, A Monster in Paris, A Separation, Albert Brooks, Albert Nobbs, Anders Danielsen Lie, Arthur Christmas, Beginners, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, Bérénice Bejo, Bir zamanlar Anadolu'da, Brad Pitt, Bullhead, Carnage, Christopher Plummer, Der Sandmann, Drive, Elizabeth Olsen, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Ezra Miller, Footnote, Glenn Close, Hanna, Hearat Shulayim, Hell and Back Again, Innocence, Into the Abyss, J. Edgar, Jasper Newell, Jean Dujardin, Jeff Nichols, Jessica Chastain, Joachim Trier, Jodaeiye Nader az Simin, Joe Wright, John Hawkes, John le Carré, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, La piel que habito, Lars von Trier, Le gamin au vélo, Lipstikka, Margaret, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Matthias Schoenaerts, Meek's Cutoff, Melancholia, Michael Fassbender, Michael Shannon, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, Mike Mills, Miss Bala, My Week with Marilyn, Nevinnost, Nickel City Smiler, Octavia Spencer, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Oslo 31. august, Oslo August 31st, Pariah, Patang, Pina, Project Nim, Puss in Boots, Rango, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Romeo Eleven, Roméo Onze, Rooney Mara, Rundskop, Sareh Bayat, Senna, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, Shame, Steve McQueen, Take Shelter, Terrence Malick, The Adventures of Tintin, The Artist, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, The Chemical Brothers, The Descendants, The Future, The Help, The Interrupters, The Iron Lady, The Kid with a Bike, The Kite, The Sandman, The Skin I Live In, The Tree of Life, Tilda Swinton, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, Viola Davis, W.E., We Need to Talk About Kevin, Will Reiser, Woody AllenLeave a comment
(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching 150 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable) #25: Win Win directed by Thomas McCarthy #24: The Adjustment Bureau directed by George Nolfi #23: Super 8 directed by J.J. Abrams #22: Source Code directed by Duncan Jones #21: Weekend directed by Andrew Haigh #20: The Interrupters directed by Steve James #19: Contagion directed by Steven Soderbergh. #18: Senna directed by Asif Kapadia. #17: Santiago 73, post mortem[Post Mortem] directed by…
Uncategorized50/50, A Separation, Andrew Haigh, Asghar Farhadi, Asif Kapadia, Beginners, Bullhead, Contagion, Duncan Jones, Eric Toledano, George Nolfi, Göran Olsson, Hanna, Intouchables, J.J. Abrams, Jeff Nichols, Joachim Trier, Jodaeiye Nader az Simin, Joe Wright, Jonathan Levine, Lars von Trier, Lynne Ramsay, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Melancholia, Michaël R. Roskam, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, Mike Mills, Olivier Nakache, Oslo 31. august, Oslo August 31st, Pablo Larraín, Post Mortem, Rundskop, Santiago 73 post mortem, Sean Durkin, Senna, Shame, Source Code, Steve James, Steve McQueen, Steven Soderbergh, Super 8, Take Shelter, Terrence Malick, The Adjustment Bureau, The Artist, The Interrupters, The Intouchables, The Tree of Life, Thomas McCarthy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Weekend, Win Win, Woody Allen1 Comment
For the next week and a half, Spree contributor William C. Altreuter, our online film reviewer Jared Mobarak, and me will share our thoughts on who will take home the Oscars. Let's kick things off with … Best Supporting Actress. —C. S. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy MillerJessica Chastain – The Help as Celia FooteMelissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan PriceJanet McTeer – Albert Nobbs as Hubert PageOctavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson Christopher Schobert: Bill, it seems like every time you and I tackle…
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REVIEW: Take Shelter [2011]
"I just need you to believe me" An old co-worker of mine once told me about a story idea of his. With so many people on Bluetooth as they walk the streets 'talking to themselves', he wanted to craft a tale about those fringe eccentrics strolling about in conversation without the technology cradled in their ear. What if these vagrants weren't crazy but in fact have their brains open to wavelengths from the future? What if they are engaged in discourse with people speaking through the fabric of time and…
Drama, Film Reviews, Suspense/ThrillerJeff Nichols, Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Take Shelter, Tova StewartLeave a comment
Posterized Propaganda September 2011: Misfires countered by fearlessness
"Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover" is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact that impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry's willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill seats. Oftentimes they fail miserably. September is the start of the film festival season. Unsurprisingly, while Toronto, Venice, and New York debut the flicks we've been waiting all year to see, the box office…
Film Features, Posterized Propaganda27 Dresses, 50/50, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, A Tale of Two Sisters, Alexander Skarsgård, Andy Lau, Andy Serkis, Angelina Jolie, Anna Faris, Art Machine A Trailer Park Company, Bangkok Dangerous, Bemis Balkind, BLT & Associates, Brad Pitt, Bunraku, Burke & Hare, Canyon Design Group, Clive Owen, Cold Open, Contagion, Courageous, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Daniel Craig, Dolphin Tale, Dream House, Drive, Dustin Hoffman, Gackt, Garden State, Gus Van Sant, Guy Moshe, Gwyneth Paltrow, Harry Connick Jr., I Don't Know How She Does It, Ignition Print, Isla Fischer, James Dean, James Marsden, Jason Statham, Jason Sudeikis, Jessica Chastain, Jim Sheridan, Josh Hartnett, Jude Law, Killer Elite, Le Circle Noir, Lucy Punch, Matt Damon, Michael Shannon, Mojo, Moneyball, Naomi Watts, Nicolas Cage, One Day, Poltergeist, Rachel Weisz, Rebel Without a Cause, Restless, Ryan Gosling, Salt, Sam Peckinpah, Sarah Jessica Parker, Shaolin, Shaun of the Dead, Shel Starkman Design Group, Simon Pegg, Stephenie Meyer, Straw Dogs, Take Shelter, Tanner Hall, Taylor Lautner, The Cimarron Group, The Refinery, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Twilight, Tyler Labine, What's Your Number?, Will ForteLeave a comment
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Tracklisting:Disc 11. "Pink Lightning" • Purity Ring • 04:15 • Womb, 4AD Ltd2. "Drop A Tear (ft. Lil Baby)" • Bankrol Hayden • 03:02 • Pain is Temporary, Atlantic Recording Corporation3. "Numb" • Elderbrook • 03:50 • Why Do We Shake In the Cold?, Parlophone Records Limited4. "Too...
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