As with the case of Lincoln, a one-word surname title for Hitchcock does a disservice to both its material and its audience, as neither movie is a full-fledged biography that one would expect of titles which bring to mind images of […]
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Killing Them Softly (2012) ☆ ☆
I have been remiss lately about keeping up with reviews, and this movie is to blame. I’ve had a difficult time deciding where I stand on it. On one hand, Andrew Dominik’s low-key mobster film is as intricately written as […]
Continue reading »Silver Linings Playbook (2012) ☆ ☆ ☆
I’ve been trying to find an accurate, descriptive term for Silver Linings Playbook and the best I can generate is “unconventional love story.” It isn’t really a comedy, though some of it is pretty funny, and it isn’t really a drama, […]
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